Land Acknowledgement

An Unwavering Commitment to Future Generations

We, the Indigenous People,

The Traditional Caretakers of this landscape,

Are the direct descendants of the First People who formed our lands,

Our worlds during creation time.

We have always been here.

Our Ancestors prepared and became the landscapes and worlds

For the coming of humans with order, knowledge, and gifts

Embedded in the landscape.

Our Ancestors imbued the responsibility and obligation to our original

Instructions, guided by protocol and etiquette to be part of, take care of,

And ensure the welfare of the extended family and community

Defined in its most inclusive expression, the NATURE,

And to pass those teachings and responsibilities onto our children,

Grandchildren, and many generations to come.

(AND to all those that now live here).

By: Julia Bogany, Gabrieleño Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians (Revised June 2018)