This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O'odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today.
The City of Tempe's 40 square miles are the historic homelands of the O'odham, Piipaash and their ancestors, ing to an official acknowledgement approved unanimously by the City Council.
Example Virtual Meeting Land Acknowledgement: I want to respectfully acknowledge the x peoples on whose Example: sacred, unceded, ancestral, traditional territories / treaty territory / homelands I am speaking from today.
"We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the occupied/seized ancestral land/territory of the _______ People. We recognize that these people cared for and stewarded this land for generations prior to our arrival.
“I realise that insert problem situation is difficult, but let's try and find a solution.” This acknowledgement statement recognises the difficulty of the problem without voicing a personal view on the matter.
“I come with respect for this land that I am on today, and for the people who have and do reside here.” “The reason for our meeting today is to discuss a project that involves natural resources and directly impacts Indigenous communities. We acknowledge the need for meaningful consultation with Indigenous communities.”
Online Webinars and Meetings “I recognise that I'm hosting this webinar or Zoom meeting from the country of the add traditional owners name.” “I also recognise the traditional owners of the countries where you all work today and the First Nations people present in this webinar or meeting.”
A land acknowledgement from a settler has to include an acknowledgement of colonization, and what they are personally doing to dismantle colonial systems and biases - not just within themselves, within SYSTEMS.
The Hohokam first settled the area around 1 AD, and in about 500 years, they had begun to establish the canal system which enabled agriculture to flourish in the area.