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How to navigate performative allyship in professional spaces

The land acknowledgment at my corporate job mentions my tribe, but I'm the only Indigenous person in the building and everyone looks at me like I'm supposed to say something profound about it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Tokenism disguised as respect creates impossible positions for those it claims to honor.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.