TED: Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement | Lindsey Schneider

What is the primary purpose of land acknowledgments according to the introduction?

• To celebrate settler colonialism

• To recognize the original inhabitants of the land

• To promote tourism

• To encourage urban development

What historical event is highlighted as a significant loss for the narrator's ancestors?

• The signing of the 1863 Treaty of Old Crossing

• The construction of the first railway

• The founding of the United Nations

• The discovery of gold in California

How have Indigenous communities demonstrated effective land management?

• By increasing urban sprawl

• By reintroducing endangered species

• By promoting deforestation

• By building skyscrapers

What philosophy is shared among Indigenous cultures regarding their relationship with the land?

• The land is a resource to be exploited

• The land is a relative to be cared for

• The land is a barrier to progress

• The land is a place for entertainment

What example is given of Indigenous success in ecological restoration?

• Cleaning up polluted sites

• Building new highways

• Constructing large dams

• Expanding urban areas

What is a key reason for the Land Back movement as discussed in the final section?

• To increase property taxes

• To heal the land and ensure a sustainable future

• To build more shopping malls

• To promote industrialization

What is one way individuals can support the Land Back movement?

• By ignoring Indigenous rights

• By setting up a bequest in their will

• By investing in oil pipelines

• By buying more land