It does remind people that this land was basically taken from people who lived here before modern USA or Canada. That could be worth something, but it does seem like just another ritual of going through the motions to appease the guilt.
If I had more artistic skills, I could draw a cartoon about the land acknowledgement.
It's at a meeting, or better yet, a party in a politically liberal setting.
The event starts with the land acknowledgement stating that land was taken from people who came before us.
Then the person at the microphone says, "Okay, time to party."
As the participants start in on the wine and cheese, someone has a thought bubble saying, "It's like going to church on Sunday and then going to the bars and drinking 6 days a week."
Sometimes I add other things to this idea, like the mic on the stage going live again and the host announcing that there was an accident closing the freeway so after the party, folks will need to leave by another route.
Basically, life goes on in its fun, or also its potentially destructive ways.
Life for the yuppies and others continues only to pause a moment to acknowledge some guilt and use some precious time, from participants who are there, for face to face networking.
Maybe it's a waste of effort since face to face, community networking can be rare in itself.
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