Land Acknowledgment of the Indigenous Tribes of Michigan

Michigan Democratic Party Land Acknowledgment Statement:

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

Land Acknowledgement Resources

Moving beyond Ceremonial Gesture: More Context about Giving a Land Acknowledgment

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