Valarie St. Pierre, a member of the Apsaalooka Crow tribe of Southern Montana and past president of the Native American and Indigenous Student Club at Olympic College in Bremerton, WA, composed the college's Land Acknowledgement statement. This composition was guided by the assistance of an assemblage of indigenous students from this region and Yakima leaders. Below is the draft of the Land Statement:
Olympic College honors and acknowledges that the land on which we meet, learn, and work is the aboriginal territory of the People of the Clear Salt Waters, specifically the Suquamish and Duwamish Tribes (for OC Bremerton and OC Poulsbo) and the Squaxin Island and Skokomish Tribes (for OC Shelton).
We also acknowledge and appreciate the enduring presence and deep traditional knowledge of the Indigenous People with whom we share this land today.
We pay our respects to the People of the Clear Salt Waters and their Elders—past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge the important role the Suquamish and Duwamish Tribes (for OC Bremerton and OC Poulsbo) and the Squaxin Island and Skokomish Tribes (for OC Shelton) continue to play within the People of the Clear Salt Waters’ territory.
The above information was acquired on May 16, 2021 from the Olympic College website. This 'Olympic College Land Acknowledgement' page is only accessible from the article titled Lushootseed Sign Project. The Multicultural Services and the Diversity Advisory Council, both components of the college, refer to this statement as an agreed upon acknowledgement. This page will be revised once the college's board of trustees formally adopts the land acknowledgement.
Si Valarie St. Pierre-Hodge, isang miyembro ng tribo ng Apsaalooka Crow at dating pangulo ng Native American at Indigenous Student Club sa Olympic College sa Bremerton, WA, ay sumulat ng pahayag sa Land Acknowledgment ng kolehiyo. Ang Isang Pagkilala sa Lupa ay isang pahayag na kinikilala at iginagalang ang Katutubong Tao bilang tradisyunal na tagapag-alaga ng lupa at ang walang hanggang ugnayan sa pagitan ng mga Katutubong Tao at kanilang mga tradisyunal na teritoryo. Nasa ibaba ang Pahayag ng Lupang Olimpiko ng Kolehiyo:
Pinarangalan at kinikilala ng Olympic College na ang lupain kung saan kami nakakasalubong, natututo, at nagtatrabaho ay ang katutubong lugar ng People of the Clear Salt Waters, partikular ang mga Tribo ng Suquamish at Duwamish (para sa OC Bremerton at OC Poulsbo) at ang Squaxin Island at Skokomish Mga Tribo (para sa OC Shelton).
Kinikilala at pinahahalagahan din namin ang walang hanggang presensya at malalim na tradisyunal na kaalaman ng mga Katutubong Tao kung kanino natin ibinabahagi ang lupa na ito ngayon.
Nagbibigay kami ng respeto sa People of the Clear Salt Waters at kanilang mga Matatanda — nakaraan, kasalukuyan at umuusbong. Kinikilala rin namin ang mahalagang papel na ginagampanan ng mga Tribo ng Suquamish at Duwamish (para sa OC Bremerton at OC Poulsbo) at ang Squaxin Island at Skokomish Tribes (para sa OC Shelton) na patuloy na gumaganap sa loob ng teritoryo ng People of the Clear Salt Waters '.
Ang impormasyon sa itaas ay mula sa website ng Olympic College at kinuha noong Mayo 16, 2021. Ang impormasyon sa itaas ay mababago sa anumang opisyal na pagbabago na inaprubahan ng Board of Trustees ng kolehiyo.
Valarie St. Pierre-Hodge, miembro de la tribu Apsaalooka Crow y ex presidenta del Club de Estudiantes Indígenas y Nativos Americanos del Olympic College en Bremerton, WA, redactó la declaración de Reconocimiento de Tierras de la universidad. Un Reconocimiento de la tierra es una declaración que reconoce y respeta a los pueblos indígenas como guardianes tradicionales de la tierra y la relación duradera entre los pueblos indígenas y sus territorios tradicionales. A continuación se muestra la declaración de tierras de Olympic College:
Olympic College honra y reconoce que la tierra en la que nos encontramos, aprendemos y trabajamos es el territorio aborigen de la gente de Clear Salt Waters, específicamente las tribus Suquamish y Duwamish (para OC Bremerton y OC Poulsbo) y la isla Squaxin y Skokomish. Tribes (para OC Shelton).
También reconocemos y apreciamos la presencia perdurable y el profundo conocimiento tradicional de los Pueblos Indígenas con quienes compartimos esta tierra hoy.
Presentamos nuestros respetos a la gente de Clear Salt Waters y sus Ancianos, pasados, presentes y emergentes. También reconocemos el importante papel que las tribus Suquamish y Duwamish (para OC Bremerton y OC Poulsbo) y las tribus Squaxin Island y Skokomish (para OC Shelton) continúan desempeñando dentro del territorio de People of the Clear Salt Waters.
La información anterior proviene del sitio web del Olympic College y se tomó el 16 de mayo de 2021. La información anterior se revisará con cualquier revisión oficial aprobada por la Junta de Síndicos de la universidad.
