Land Acknowledgment

As someone committed to collective liberation and justice, I acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded lands of the Ohlone people, who stewarded this land for thousands of years before people and land were systematically torn apart by colonizers. As a white descendent of settlers and colonizers in the US, I have benefited from the atrocities enacted against indigenous people during colonization and extending to the present day. Despite this violent history, the Ohlone people are still care for the land and are sharing their culture with new generations. 

I offer my gratitude and deepest respect to the Ohlone people and the Wappo people (who are the original stewards of the land that I was raised on). 

I am committed to standing in solidarity with indigenous peoples by uplifting and supporting their work, seeking out ways to co-conspire with indigenous organizations, and learning to be in right relationship with the land. 

If you are also a beneficiary of colonization and white supremacy, or simply want to be in solidarity with local indigenous people, visit this map to learn about the original inhabitants of the land and explore ways to support their work. If you are in the East Bay of the SF Bay Area, read about Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, an organization that is working to rematriate Ohlone land and consider paying a Shuumi Land Tax. If you are in the Napa Valley, learn about the Suscol Intertribal Council.

Specific to the queer community, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) is a local organization that “exists to restore and recover the roles of Two-Spirit people within American Indian/First Nations communities by creating a forum for issue advocacy, wellness and the spiritual, cultural and artistic expression of Two-Spirits and Indigiqueers.” BAAITS hosts an annual Powwow in the winter. 

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Please reach out to me at cameron@roxleyconsulting.com if you have questions or feedback about this land acknowledgment.