Interim Vice Provost Anita Azarenko asked Dr. Spirit Brooks, Dr. David Lewis, Jane Waite and Luhui Whitebear to join her this month to increase our understanding of respectful ways to acknowledge the contributions Native Americans continue to have on our communities and the natural world around us. Land acknowledgements are one way to honor the indigenous peoples that have for millennia stewarded the land we occupy. Acknowledgements also are an invitation to learn more about Native American culture and a first step to create and strengthen connections with tribal nations and members.
Join us in this month’s First Monday Update to discover more about the importance and relevance of land acknowledgements.
Review a compilation of resources to learn more about the tribes of Oregon and reflect on how you might offer a respectful acknowledgement:
- Native land territories, languages and treaties
- Tribes and indigenous history of Oregon
- Territorial acknowledgements and beyond
- OSU Institutional Diversity – We Are All Treaty People
Please share your reflections and questions with Anita by commenting below.
