At this time, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the lands on which we reside. Due to COVID 19 and remote learning, our UW community is spread out around the globe. We want to take the time to acknowledge all of the ancestral homelands and traditional territories of Indigenous peoples who have been here since time immemorial.
The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.
Today, we gather to hear a reading of one of the founding documents of the United States, the Constitution, which was written in Philadelphia over the course of 5 months in 1787. We acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution was written and signed on the homelands of the Lenape people, the indigenious people who were forced from their homelands under threat of violence in the 18th century as a result of the European colonization of that land.
If you are joining us from outside the Puget Sound area, please share in the chat the ancestral homelands on which you currently reside. If you don’t know the ancestral lands on which you reside, you can search your current location on the website, Native Land to learn more. Acknowledging the ceded and unceded land on which we all stand could not be more important in our current historical moment, and for those of us participating in this event today.
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Due to COVID 19 and remote learning, our UW community is spread out around the globe. We ask for those engaging in this event to reflect on the lands on which we reside and acknowledge all of the ancestral homelands and traditional territories of Indigenous peoples who have been here since time immemorial.
The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Duwamish, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations.
At this event, we gather to hear a reading of one of the founding documents of the United States, the Constitution, which was written in Philadelphia over the course of 5 months in 1787. We acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution was written and signed on the homelands of the Lenape people, the indigenious people who were forced from their homelands under threat of violence in the 18th century as a result of the European colonization of that land.
Acknowledging the ceded and unceded land on which we all stand could not be more important in our current historical moment. We encourage you to consult Native Land to learn more.