acknowledging whose land we’re on
land acknowledgement
Indigenous people have lived in what we call the Americas for thousands of years. By the time European colonizers arrived in 1492, millions of indigenous people (scholarly estimates range from 4-20 million people) lived in what is now North America. It’s estimated that more than 50 indigenous nations lived in and around current-day Houston, although specific population numbers are hard to determine. European colonization and its attempted genocide of indigenous people, their cultures, and identity left a deep imprint on this land. Despite this, about 70,000 Indigenous people live in the Houston area today.
In honor of these communities and in recognition of the systemic cruelty and violence enacted on them, we acknowledge that our office currently occupies the ancestral lands of the Atakapa-Ishak, Karankawa, and Akokisa people.
do more:
Buy from Native-owned businesses like Beyond Buckskin
Donate to the American Indian Center of Houston, Native American Rights Fund, or the National Truth and Healing Fund
Watch and share documentaries on Native American history and life
Stop using stereotypical and harmful language
Unlearn myths about Native communities
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