Land Acknowledgment

I acknowledge that I gather and teach on this land

which has been cared for by Indigenous peoples

for generations.

I offer respect and gratitude to these original caretakers

and to the deep relationship they have held with this land 

long before we began gathering here.

I invite all who enter this space to ground and connect

with each other

and with the ancestors of this land

in honor of the rich cultural history of this sacred space.