Michigan Democratic Party Land Acknowledgement Statement

“The State of Michigan occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the
Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa), and
Bode'wadmi (Potawatomi).
 

The Michigan Democratic Party recognizes historic Indigenous communities in
Michigan, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands.

The Michigan Democratic Party further recognize the ongoing relationship of
dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky, and water. In offering
this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history, and
experiences.

Read into the Record of the Ingham County Democratic Party Expanded
Committee Meeting on February 17, 2021