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Rogan and Schulz Slam Performative Indigenous Land Acknowledgments

10/25/2025

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Joe Rogan, host of The Joe Rogan Experience, and Andrew Schulz, comedian, criticized Canada's Indigenous land acknowledgments, calling them performative.
Schulz recounted being required to read the acknowledgments before shows.
Rogan said the statements imply, "We stole it, but it's ours now."
Critics, including Indigenous leaders, say the acknowledgments lack meaningful action and are token gestures, and a poll shows many Canadians do not view the land as stolen.

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Story summary

Joe Rogan, host of The Joe Rogan Experience, and Andrew Schulz, comedian, criticized Canada's Indigenous land acknowledgments, calling them performative.
Schulz recounted being required to read the acknowledgments before shows.
Rogan said the statements imply, "We stole it, but it's ours now."
Critics, including Indigenous leaders, say the acknowledgments lack meaningful action and are token gestures, and a poll shows many Canadians do not view the land as stolen.