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 ...

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Historical Society is drafting a land acknowledgement statement to the Ho-Chunk and Potowatami nations. Community members gathered at the historical society on Monday to ...

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 ...

Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That grade-school doggerel has not held up well in the 21st century. While many Italian Americans still take pride in Christopher Columbus as a world explorer, many ...

"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, ...

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 ...

Local Alaska Native leaders pushed the Fairbanks City Council to reconsider adopting a land acknowledgement statement nearly a month after the council rejected it in a 4-2 vote. The statement, which ...

Dear Members of the CEAE Community, Welcome back for the Fall 2022 semester! The CEAE Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee is excited to re-introduce our Diversity, Equity, and ...

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 ...

The Fairbanks City Council will enter 2026 with a new tradition after adopting a new ordinance Monday: a standing land acknowledgment statement recited at regular meetings. The ordinance, co-sponsored ...

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 ...

KATIE GARCIA katlyn.garcia@apg-sw.com Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Updated Apr 2, 2025 JANESVILLE — The Rock County Historical Society is drafting a land acknowledgement statement to the Ho-Chunk and ...