How Democrats learned to embrace Native American land acknowledgments

How Democrats learned to embrace Native American land acknowledgments

The NewsHalfway through an academic discussion back in 2020, Paige Cognetti offered up a candid observation about US history.Cognetti — the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania — recalled university professor Adam Pratt’s opening statement for the “Humanities in Action” panel that honored “the traditional caretakers of this land,” naming Native American tribes from the region. She mused about the “fear of the other” that’s deeply rooted for some Amer…