News Analysis Indigenous land acknowledgements have become a mainstream practice across Canada in different sectors of society, from private entertainment events to the public service to public ceremonies. While meant as a sign of respect for First Nations, such acknowledgements recently ran up against some stumbling blocks involving potential legal issues and the interpretation of history. It comes at a time when the “Land Back” campaign, a movement by indigenous groups in the United States and Canada to regain control of federally held land that had historically belonged to indigenous peoples, is being discussed at the top of the national leadership. In mid-October, New Brunswick Attorney General Ted Flemming advised government staff to stop issuing land or title acknowledgements in “meetings and events, in documents, and in email signatures,” the CBC reported, citing a leaked memo. Flemming noted in the memo that the N.B. government is currently involved in a …