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Catherine Babault @CatherineBabault@mastodon.social

3/12/2026, 5:55:15 PM

Public

Humorous response from four First Nations on Vancouver Island to a Conservative MP. One of the best ways to respond to ignorance and bigotry.

#Indigenous #LandAcknowledgement #VancouverIsland

*Edit: typo

Screenshot of a statement from four First Nations governments on Vancouver Island.
Title reads: MP crashes out over harmless land acknowledgements
Subtitle reads: Local Chiefs reassure Aaron Gunn: ''Chillax, bud.''

March 11, 2026

Chiefs from four First Nations communities are urging the public to please approach Aaron Gunn with no caution whatsoever. He is completely harmless, though momentarily unsettled by the alarming possibility that someone might acknowledge the land before a meeting.
Yesterday on social media, the MP appeared to crash out and demand to speak to the manager of land acknowledgements, a position that observers confirm does not exist.
Chiefs whose territories make up the riding had two words for the MP - Chillax, Bud.
Land acknowledgements have never seized private property, cancelled a mortgage, repossessed a pickup truck, or altered a single title deed anywhere in Canada.
They are simply people recognizing the history of the place where they are standing.
No one is going anywhere. Canada will survive the brief moment of honesty.
Until then, Chiefs across the region continue to reassure the public that land acknowledgements have not, to date, resulted in any land back.

Signed by
Hegus John Hackett, Tla'amin Nation
Chief Darren Blaney, Homalco Nation
Chief Nicole Rempel, K'ómoks Nation
Chief Kevin Peacy, Klahoose Nation

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