# land acknowledgement

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A formal statement that a public event is taking place on land originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.

## Etymology
From land + acknowledgement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/land-acknowledgement