Due to the history of the University and its controversy surrounding its former mascot, a land acknowledgment statement is required to be read at many campus events to acknowledge the Indigenous ...
In the past year, Utah State University introduced a series of “land acknowledgement” statements to be read before events or used in presentations, as a show of respect to the Indigenous peoples who ...
"We are on stolen land" reads a protest sign. "… Hennepin County acknowledges that the magnificent land and vibrant waterways from which our institutions benefit, are located upon the cultural, ...
Land acknowledgments have become increasingly common nationwide over the past few years. Many mainstream public events — from soccer games and performing arts productions to city council meetings and ...
MINNEAPOLIS --Hennepin County is marking the start of Native American Heritage Month with a historic statement: a land and water acknowledgement. During a county commissioner meeting on Tuesday, Board ...
It's becoming more of a common concept to see land acknowledgment statements adopted at universities, schools, and public buildings, but one East Bay city is taking it a step further. Lafayette ...
We acknowledge, with respect, the land our campus is on today was, and continues to be, the homelands of the Indigenous people of this area, the Nissim-Pawenan, Nisenan, and Miwok.The larger ...
Eastern Connecticut State University officials unveiled a land acknowledgment statement Wednesday, honoring the Native American tribes on whose ancestral lands the university stands. In a ceremony on ...
A Phoenix Union Governing Board member recited the Lord's Prayer instead of the district's land acknowledgement statement. The board member, Jeremiah Cota, initially requested the removal of the ...
Evanston Public Library hosted its first land acknowledgement Wednesday, recognizing that both Evanston and the library’s facilities lie on lands of Indigenous people. The acknowledgement, published ...
(Fawn Pochel) Baldy demonstrates how land acknowledgments can be used in talks she gives around the country. For example, she used the land acknowledgment at the start of a lecture at Dominican ...