Land Acknowledgment

A Land Acknowledgment is a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories. 

Land Acknowledgement and Awareness

Presented by Annawon Weeden for the MATSOL 2021 Virtual Conference.

Resources

For Learning About, Creating, and Holding Space for Land and Language Acknowledgements

What land are you living on?

• Native Land Finder Resource

What is a land acknowledgement?

• Northwestern Resources on Land Acknowledgement
• Know the Land Territories Campaign

Why are land and language acknowledgements important?

• Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project
• Wampanoag: Reviving the Language Video
• Guide to Indigenous Land and Territorial Acknowledgements for Cultural Institutions (with examples)

How do you do a land acknowledgement?

• A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
• Honor Native Land Guide: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement 
• Planning a Land Acknowledgement

Never Stop Learning!

• MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda
• American Indian Library Association
• MA Center for Native American Awareness

Thank you to the MATSOL Racial Justice Task Group for curating these resources!