Land Acknowledgement

The authors of this text would like to acknowledge the land they live and work on as part of a broader effort to honor and recognize the homeland of the Indigenous tribes that lived and still live in North America.

The University of San Francisco resides on the traditional homelands of the Ramaytush Ohlone tribal nation. It belongs to the Village of Yelamu (pronounced “ye-LA-moo”) of the Ramaytush (pronounced “RA-ma-toosh”) speaking people, one of eight nations referred to as Ohlone. The Yelamu still reside on this territory and are working hard for their right to remain in San Francisco. For more information about the Ramaytush Ohlone (Yelamu) people, please visit their community website.

Additionally, the College of the Holy Cross resides on the traditional lands of the Nipmuc people, specifically Pakachoag Hill. The Nipmuc Nation is the largest Indigenous community of New England. The Nipmuc are a Loup-speaking people, and they continue to work to preserve their culture, traditions, values, and language and to improve the lives of their citizens. For more information about the Nipmuc people, please visit their community website.

As part of this acknowledgement, we also urge readers to take action by learning more about the Indigenous communities with whom they share the land on which they reside and work, supporting Indigenous communities in their efforts to regain their native lands, and advocating for change.