Land Acknowledgement
A land acknowledgement is statement at the beginning of events and celebrations or published in printed materials. A land acknowledgement can also be used after email signatures. The purpose of a land acknowledgement is to recognize and honor the ongoing relationship between Indigenous people and the land. Land acknowledgements also raise awareness about the Indigenous histories, perspectives and experiences that are often suppressed or forgotten.
Sample Land Acknowledgments
- The indigenous community of Colorado College includes CC students, staff, and faculty with engagement beyond campus and throughout Colorado Springs and the Southwest. Colorado College is located within the unceded territory of the Ute Peoples. The earliest documented peoples also include the Apache, Arapaho, Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa.
- Colorado College occupies the ancestral territory of the Nuche - also known as the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Northern Ute People, along with the Apache, the Arapaho, the Cheyenne, the Comanche, and the Kiowa Nations who were removed through colonization, forced relocation, and land theft. To actively seek social justice, we acknowledge that the land still holds the values and traditions of Indigenous Peoples. We recognize and pay respect to the ancestors, elders, and youth of these sovereign nations – past, present, and future.
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Last updated: 09/20/2023