A living land acknowledgement begins with an understanding of the multiple existing and possible relations to the land and to the peoples who are Indigenous to it. The four videos in this resource feature discussions about traditional ways of life developed in the area surrounding oskana kâ-asastêki / Regina; the genocide that is meant to destroy them; the treaties that were signed to establish ways of being together with the land but served instead to establish Canadian domination; and the challenges and joys of cultural and linguistic revitalization. Recognized knowledge keepers and scholars Langan Goforth, James Daschuk, Annie Battiste, and Melanie Brice discuss these topics with the editors.
These discussions aim to allow viewers to develop and deepen their reflection upon and relationship to the land and the peoples, human and non-human, who had developed ways to be together. The videos are complemented by references and further readings, and an introduction and conclusion in which the editors reflect on the possibilities of living land acknowledgement, against current practices of territorial acknowledgement.
