{"id":2657482,"date":"2026-09-10T10:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-brandon-gill-flips-dems-woke-land-acknowledgment-ritual-on-its-head-at-texas-gop-convention\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:09:43","slug":"rep-brandon-gill-flips-dems-woke-land-acknowledgment-ritual-on-its-head-at-texas-gop-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-brandon-gill-flips-dems-woke-land-acknowledgment-ritual-on-its-head-at-texas-gop-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Brandon Gill Flips Dems&#8217; Woke &#8216;Land Acknowledgment&#8217; Ritual on Its Head at Texas GOP Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-brandon-gill-flips-dems-woke-land-acknowledgment-ritual-on-its-head-at-texas-gop-convention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2657482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican from Texas, emphasized that the land in America is inherently American land and should not be apologized for. During a convention in Dallas, he kicked off with a land acknowledgment celebrating America&#8217;s history of patriots, explorers, and pioneers who fought for freedom and built the nation. Gill criticized the trend of land acknowledgments that many perceive as apologies for past injustices,arguing that most Americans believe they live in the greatest country and should not apologize for it. His stance contrasts with the more common practice among Democrats and liberal groups, where land acknowledgments are used to recognize Native American tribes and acknowledge indigenous stewardship of lands, which some critics regard as ritualistic or woke victimology.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-panelist-loses-it-says-trump-wants-to-deport-people-who-pick-your-crops-in-delusional-rant\/\" title=\"CNN Panelist Loses It, Says Trump Wants to Deport People Who &#039;Pick Your Crops&#039; in Delusional Rant\">debate highlights differing perspectives<\/a> on patriotism, historical acknowledgment, and political rhetoric concerning America&#8217;s history and land.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican from Texas, made the emphatic point Wednesday night that this land is American land.<\/p>\n<p>In a counterpoint to woke ritual recitations naming any Native American tribe that once held land where a blue state public event is held, Gill honored those who made our nation the land of the free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only appropriate that we kick this convention off properly, with a land acknowledgment,\u201d Gill said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realBrandonGill\/status\/2097830713953247687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to acknowledge that we stand here today in the great state of Texas and the United States of America,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He called America \u201cthe ancestral homeland of great American patriots, pioneers, and explorers who put down roots, fought for freedom all over the globe, and bled and died to build the greatest civilization ever known to man,\u201d Gill said as the crowd roared its approval.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">America is the ancestral homeland of American patriots, explorers, and pioneers who bled and died to build the greatest civilization ever known to man.<\/p>\n<p>We are done apologizing for our country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKm6eyhWVO\">pic.twitter.com\/UKm6eyhWVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realBrandonGill\/status\/2097830713953247687?\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are done apologizing for our country,\u201d Gill said in a message accompanying the video.<\/p>\n<p>Gill said his words were aimed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-love-gun-control-and-violent-criminals-because-both-can-punish-you\/\" title=\"Dems Want Your Guns Because Violent Crime Gives Them Power\">left-wing framing<\/a> of American history, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-firebrand-says-hes-not-going-to-apologize-after-flipping-script-dems-latest-woke-trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, you see Democrats all the time wanting to begin their conventions or their gatherings by acknowledging, making some bizarre land acknowledgment that we live on stolen land, and they essentially just want to apologize for our country,\u201d Gill said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think most Americans believe, rightfully so, that we live in the greatest country that\u2019s ever existed, and I\u2019m not going to apologize for it\u2026 certainly most Americans don\u2019t want their elected officials apologizing for it either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Brandon Gill kicked off the GOP midterm convention in Dallas with a \u201cland acknowledgment.\u201d<br \/> Just not the sad one.<\/p>\n<p>Every campus, city council, and blue-city gala now opens with someone in a lanyard announcing that we are standing on stolen ground, as if the audience is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BtAi9bRQHU\">pic.twitter.com\/BtAi9bRQHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patricia \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@1109Patricia) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/1109Patricia\/status\/2097993184236253521?\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Land acknowledgments have become a liberal ritual of genuflecting toward woke sensibilities.<\/p>\n<p>When Democrats gathered for their 2024 convention in Chicago, the Democratic National Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2024-Democratic-Party-Platform.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> an acknowledgment that read, \u201cThe Democratic National Committee wishes to acknowledge that we gather together to state our values on lands that have been stewarded through many centuries by the ancestors and descendants of Tribal Nations who have been here since time immemorial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before honoring any Native American nation with connections to the Chicago area, it read, \u201cWe honor the communities native to this continent, and recognize that our country was built on Indigenous homelands. We pay our respects to the millions of Indigenous people throughout history who have protected our lands, waters, and animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a San Carlos Apache Tribal member, the only land acknowledgement we should be making is this one by Brandon Gill.<\/p>\n<p>Every other land acknowledgement pushed in our schools and in our cities is woke victimology. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hDAmgDOFF\">https:\/\/t.co\/3hDAmgDOFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremiah Cota \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 America 250 \u271d\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@jeremiahcota) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeremiahcota\/status\/2097856537058570377?\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Liberal apologies for \u201cstolen land\u201d crested earlier this year when singer Billie Eilish used the Grammy Awards to whine that \u201cno one is illegal on stolen land,\u201d as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/eilishs-3-million-mansion-on-indigenous-land-fuels-criticism-overstolen-land-remarks-tongva-los-angeles?teaserSource=trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Critics later noted that Eilish lives in a $3 million mansion located on ancestral land that belongs to the Tongva tribe. 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