Developed in collaboration with tribal nations, the statement acknowledges the continued presence of First People and pledges to honor ancestral lands and continue supporting Indigenous students.<\/p>\n
SAN MARCOS \u2014 In a unanimous vote at its June 1, 2021 meeting, the Palomar College Board of Trustees adopted a land acknowledgement statement recognizing the ancestral claims of local American Indian tribes and pledging to support Indigenous students.<\/p>\n
Patti Dixon, a long-time professor in Palomar\u2019s American Indian Studies Department, described the statement as \u201ca recognition of the fact that Palomar College is located on the ancestral lands of people who are still here today, and Palomar will take action to respect that land and its peoples in a mutually beneficial way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The resilient and continued presence of the Pay\u00f3mkawichum\/Luise\u00f1o, the Kum\u00e9yaay\/Ipai\/Diegue\u00f1o, the Kuupangaxwichem\/Cupe\u00f1o, and the \u00cdvillyuatem\/Cahuilla Nations compels Palomar College to take sustainable, respectful action to engage the land and its First People with justice and compassion as fellow human beings. Palomar College acknowledges it benefits from the unceded ancestral lands of these sovereign Nations and commits to promoting indigenous knowledge systems and practices in its educational mission. Palomar College pledges to foster a successful learning environment that supports Indigenous students and engages the needs and concerns of the Nations who continue to occupy this land.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cWe recently re-engaged and created a sustainable structure for our Native American advisory council and are deeply grateful for the continued partnership between Palomar College and the tribes within our district,\u201d said Dr. Jack Kahn, Interim Superintendent\/President of Palomar College. \u201cWe look forward to many more years of working together to educate students about the history of our region, and to continue to take actions to support our native students and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dixon, who is a member of the Pauma Band of Luise\u00f1o Indians, led the Palomar College working group that produced the statement. She said the Palomar College Native American advisory council, made up of staff and local tribal leaders, met several times to seek input on the statement.<\/p>\n
According to Dixon, not only does the statement acknowledge historical facts and commit to future action\u2014it also draws on a rich tradition among American Indian tribes of honoring one another\u2019s ancestral land.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt home, you honor the land through ceremony\u2014acknowledging what the land offers you, and how you take care of it,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you leave your home and go to another tribe\u2019s land, you acknowledge their land and state your intention to honor that land while you are a guest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more contemporary understanding of a land acknowledgement is one of trying to bring about recognition that our land has been dispossessed by settlers,\u201d Dixon added. \u201cIt\u2019s a calling to stewardship, at the same time. It\u2019s not just recognition, but a commitment to honor our ongoing relationship with the land.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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