#LandAcknowledgment
Thank you Mia and Alison!

Because I used sections of text from Land Acknowledgements that Mia Lopez (https://www.sunan-the-space.org/team) wrote, I wrote to Mia and received permission to use this text in this way. Mia is a wealth of wisdom and an inspiration, and I am really excited to be communicating with her!

The first paragraph of the Land Acknowledgement is based on text in Alison Ledgerwood’s (https://www.alisonledgerwood.com) email signature, which I found inspiring. I love how she acknowledged her position as a settler, that she is taking action, and she encouraged others to take that specific action as well (it makes it easy for people to act). I wrote to Alison and obtained permission to adapt her text in this way, and it resulted in a great connection!
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#LandAcknowledgment STEP 3: RESEARCH

I have been learning about Chumash history online, at an Indigenous Artisan Market organized by The SPACE (https://www.sunan-the-space.org), and at an Indigenous DNA: Decolonize Native Art show (https://www.instagram.com/decolonized_native_art/). Through these events, I have had the privilege of meeting some prominent Chumash people and I am learning about the projects they are working on and what is important to them

https://nativegov.org/news/a-self-assessment/
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#LandAcknowledgment STEP 2: I did a RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
https://nativegov.org/news/a-self-assessment/

#ACTION: I determined that I can (and I do) donate MONEY to an Indigenous organization. I'm currently supporting The SPACE (https://www.sunan-the-space.org/).

#ACTION: I have TIME to volunteer on environmental restoration projects, and I will contact the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation this fall to see about joining their efforts (https://www.wishtoyo.org/volunteer), and see if The SPACE knows of any volunteer opportunities.

I am not registered to vote in California so I don’t have political power there, and there is no voluntary land tax in place in the area, so that isn’t an option at this time.

#ACTION: I do have MY RESEARCH that I can share - site visits to meet the grackles and I could give talks on what I am learning about this species. I will talk to The SPACE about this.
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#LandAcknowledgment STEP 1: #6 FOR UNIVERSITIES: ARE YOU IGNORING HOW YOUR INSTITUTION HAS HARMED AND CONTINUES TO HARM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES?
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I like the Associated Students of UCSB External Affairs Committee’s land acknowledgment (which includes a map; https://external.as.ucsb.edu/land-acknowledgment/). However, I do not see what actions UCSB is taking to build relationships with Chumash people and reconnect them with their land.

#ACTION: I emailed UCSB’s president to ask what actions they are taking, and I made suggestions (waive tuition for Indigenous students, and give land back). I haven’t yet heard back, but I am hopeful.
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#LandAcknowledgment STEP 1: #6 FOR UNIVERSITIES: ARE YOU IGNORING HOW YOUR INSTITUTION HAS HARMED AND CONTINUES TO HARM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES?
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#ACTION: Tailoring UCSB’s Acknowledgment of Country to me would look something like this:

My name is Corina Logan and I am a UK, Irish, and French settler who grew up on the Salish Sea on dxʷlilap (Tulalip) and stuləgʷábš (Stillaguamish) ancestral lands. I would like to acknowledge that we are on land that was stolen from the Chumash Nations. I would like to pay my respect to the Chumash people, past, present, and future, for they hold the memories, the traditions, and the culture of this area. As part of my ongoing work to acknowledge the history of this land and my relation to it as a settler, I'm currently supporting The SPACE (https://www.sunan-the-space.org/), which is an amazing, Chumash-run organization that is bringing communities together. I encourage you to join me by donating and sharing this information with your networks
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#LandAcknowledgment STEP 1: #6 FOR UNIVERSITIES: ARE YOU IGNORING HOW YOUR INSTITUTION HAS HARMED AND CONTINUES TO HARM INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES?

I'm affiliated with the University of California Santa Barbara & they are learning about & bringing awareness to their impact on Indigenous Nations through a statement on UCSB Guidelines & Protocols for Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of People & Country https://dsp.sa.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/2020-09/Chumash%20acknowledgement%20protocols.pdf

I learned that, if I host an event or give a talk, I should do an Acknowledgment of People and Country at the beginning. UCSB recommends that, if an Elder or a person of the land is present, then they would do a Welcome to Country.

However, the Native Governance Center advises against asking someone from a Native Nation to give a welcome. They refer to Cantemaza McKay's (Spirit Lake Nation) comment starting at 27 min and 38 sec at https://youtu.be/5atUxNB2l3M?feature=shared
https://nativegov.org/resources/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment
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