[DFG]

Translation: Air Canada acknowledges the ancestral and traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples over which it flies

Entire message :

Air Canada acknowledges the ancestral and traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples over which it flies as part of its reconciliation journey and commitment to building respectful relationships. This is demonstrated through various initiatives, such as its all-Indigenous flight crews, partnerships with Indigenous organizations, and support for Indigenous employees and youth. The airline has also implemented new policies, like the one allowing sacred items to be brought onboard in the cabin after advance notice.

Land acknowledgments: Air Canada's network crosses many treaty lands as well as unceded and traditional territories, and the airline recognizes the ancestral and traditional lands of the Indigenous Peoples it flies over.

Indigenous crew flights: The airline has organized flights with all-Indigenous crews, which also highlight the contributions of Indigenous employees in the aviation industry. These flights have been organized in partnership with groups like the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC).

Commitment to reconciliation: Air Canada states that reconciliation is a journey and is committed to learning, consulting, and fostering respectful relationships with Indigenous communities.

Support for Indigenous employees: The company has highlighted the achievements of its Indigenous employees and created roles to support Indigenous relations and reconciliation, partly in response to a previous incident regarding the transportation of a headdress.

Partnerships and support: Air Canada supports Indigenous organizations and has worked with partners like the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Indspire.

Policy changes: Following discussions, Air Canada introduced a new policy allowing for the reservation of space in the cabin for sacred items, provided notice is given at least 24 hours in advance.

[crusty old prospector]

Cue the Canada Sucks memes.

[Leaning Right]

> A fourth person quipped, ‘Should be a land acknowledgment for the dinosaurs.’ <

I don’t care who you are. That’s funny right there.

And on a more serious note, I wonder if Carney will follow Starmer, and start arresting people who dare to mock the government.

Call it a public order offense, Mr. Carney. That will do nicely.

[rlmorel]

"...Air Canada introduced a new policy allowing for the reservation of space in the cabin for sacred items, provided notice is given at least 24 hours in advance..."

Dear Air Canada:
This is my 24 hours advance notification I wish to bring my sacred untamed, rabid Honey Badger on your airplane for transport in the cabin with me...

[faithhopecharity]

It’s so stupid and Wokey to defy comment.

Besides, all the tribes they mention settled the region by invading from northwest Asia.

Nobody knows who preceded them except the dinosaurs.

FR comments raise a vital question, however.

Who would win: a dinosaur or a honey badger ?

This is a far more serious matter than the silly airline bullkrap
Smiles smiles smiles.

[DesertRhino]

I notice the jackwagons making these land acknowledgements, that they are possessing “stolen land” never offer to return it or offer actual value compensation.

Funny how that works.

[packrat35]

They do this in Australia also. Visit Australia websites and most of them have it also.

[Vermont Lt]

What makes me laugh is that the “indigenous” people never really considered “private property.” When the settlers showed up and offered to buy the land, they said, “Sure…I will sell you the land!” The natives thought they were pulling the wool over the settler’s eyes,

History is full of strong people taking from weak people.

That will never change.

[Revel]

Shouldn’t they acknowledge that it all used to belong to the Dinosaurs.

[matt04]

I can kind of see, using lots of twisted logic, a train, as you know, you’re on land. For the plane just doesn’t even make any sense at all. Liberalism 101.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Not good enough!!

On those Toronto to Vancouver flights, the flight attendants need to apologize for every single patch of ancestral Indian land they are currently flying over. Until they do this, they are simply not serious about avoiding offense to the First Nations. Much more groveling is needed. As my contribution to their effort. I've written the apologies that their flight attendants can read to the passengers:

• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Six Nations of the Grand River tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Blood Tribe (Kainai Nation).
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Mohawks of Akwesasne tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Norway House Cree Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Cross Lake First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Samson Cree Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Bigstone Cree Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Stoney Nakoda Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Moose Cree First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Cree Nation of Chisasibi.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Sandy Bay First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Siksika Nation tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the St. Theresa Point First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Garden Hill First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Eskasoni First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Peguis First Nation.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Athabaskan tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Cheyenne tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Eastern Algonquian tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Haida tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Iroquoian tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Kutenai tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Muskogean tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Ojibwe-Potawatomi tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Siksika tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Tsimshianic tribe.
• Air Canada recognizes the we are currently flying over the ancestral and traditional indigenous territories of the Wakashan tribe.

[Orosius]

Only one universal land acknowledgement is needed:

“The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.”

[cgbg]

Canada needs to find some Neanderthal bones—create a new Neanderthal from the DNA from the remains—and deed the entire country to them!

[FrozenAssets]

Check with homeowners in Richmond BC on this crap. Every time some idiotic organization starts up with this land acknowlegement garbage they are laying themselves open for an economic disaster.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Don’t just acknowledge, pay tribute to the tribes!

[Savage Beast]

It's time for the western and northern provinces and territories to secede from Canada and become US states!

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

They are neither “native” nor “indigenous.”

Their ancestors were from Asia.

[Republican Wildcat]

Did the same native tribes occupy these same lands, or did they war with each other and different tribes occupied them at different times, like in the other parts of the Americas?

[x]

“This is your captain speaking. We have encountered extreme turbulence. The engines aren’t working and one wing has been torn off. I acknowledge that we will be crash landing on the ancestral territory of Mi’kmaq (or Micmac) peoples.”

[cherry]

All this this is the elites taking more control over the people by establishing this cockamamie indigenous people crap....the human race has wandered the world FOREVER and whoever landed wherever took over...end of story..

when those two little kids went missing in Nova Scotia several months ago at the first press conference the first thing they said was some stinking acknowledgment of the "indigenous" land or something such crap..

I am done with it..black fatigue and this Indian narrative..

[Seruzawa]

Make sure that the original indigenous people are returned to the land in their Stone Age original condition. No evil colonist technology allowed. No dentistry, antibiotics, wheels, steel, stirrups, etc etc.