Land Acknowledgement

As part of my personal philosophy and cultural responsibility, I believe we must acknowledge Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of the land and the enduring relationship that exists between them and their traditional territories.

I acknowledge that the boundaries that created this country were arbitrary and a product of the colonial settlers. I honor the land as the traditional territory of tribal nations. I acknowledge the painful history of genocide, forced removal from their territory, and other atrocities connected with colonization. I honor and respect the many diverse indigenous people connected to the land where I live and work and the land where you are currently learning. I make this acknowledgment as an action to correct the stories and practices that erase Indigenous People’s history and culture.

I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded and traditional lands of the Haliwa-Saponi and Tuscarora First Nation people.