Land Acknowledgment
Stacey McReynolds lives on lands of the . hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho) . Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) . Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) . and kaɪəwə, -wɑː, -weɪ/ (Kiowa)
Land acknowledgments are given to know the importance of emphasizing the relationship between people and land. I quote here Ty Smith, who is Director of the Native American Cultural Center at Colorado State University, and is on the Board of Directors of Trees, Water, and People in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ty Smith was born and raised on the Navajo Nation. Tódích’íi’nii (Bitter Water Clan), born for Ashiihi (Salt Clan). (quote) “Native people recognize that everything has a spirit – plants, animals, insects, mountains, and water. Native Americans are deeply tied to these and they are referenced and respected in our culture – our creation stories, healing ceremonies, and celebrations. Please keep this in mind as we share…acknowledgment[s].” Stacey McReynolds acknowledges and respects that the land that we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute Nations and People. This is also the site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other native tribes. We recognize the indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, we wish to renew and reaffirm the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands.”
Land acknowledgments are given to know the importance of emphasizing the relationship between people and land. I quote here Ty Smith, who is Director of the Native American Cultural Center at Colorado State University, and is on the Board of Directors of Trees, Water, and People in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ty Smith was born and raised on the Navajo Nation. Tódích’íi’nii (Bitter Water Clan), born for Ashiihi (Salt Clan). (quote) “Native people recognize that everything has a spirit – plants, animals, insects, mountains, and water. Native Americans are deeply tied to these and they are referenced and respected in our culture – our creation stories, healing ceremonies, and celebrations. Please keep this in mind as we share…acknowledgment[s].” Stacey McReynolds acknowledges and respects that the land that we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute Nations and People. This is also the site of trade, gathering, and healing for numerous other native tribes. We recognize the indigenous peoples as original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it. As these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, we wish to renew and reaffirm the ties Nations have to their traditional homelands.”
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