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CIL-Intensive: Land & People Acknowledgement

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CIL-Intensive: Land & People Acknowledgement

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Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Handbook

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Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Handbook

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Dallas ISD - Racial Equity Office Report

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Dallas ISD - Racial Equity Office Report

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Dallas ISD Forward The Path to Racial Equity_V13 08.23.22

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City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture

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Dallas Cultural Plan - City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture

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Following a year-long process that engaged nearly 9,000 Dallasites across the city, the new Dallas Cultural Plan was unanimously adopted by City Council on November 28, 2018; the Plan provides a collective vision for the future of Dallas arts and culture.

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City of Dallas - Historic & Cultural Preservation

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City of Dallas - Historic & Cultural Preservation

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Strategic Plan

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The City of Dallas is conducting a strategic planning process to define a community-driven vision for historic and cultural preservation and an implementation roadmap for how to achieve that vision.

The strategic plan for the City's historic preservation program will outline its vision, mission, and goals aligned with the City's Racial Equity Plan, Equitable Economic Development Policy, Housing Policy, and other related efforts. The plan will clarify the historic preservation program's role and relationship to other City services provided through Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, Planning and Urban Design, the Office of Arts and Culture, and others. It will outline phased implementation steps necessary to achieve the vision for the program, including necessary resources and staffing, ordinance updates, partnerships, and new tools.

The strategic plan, including the community-driven vision, will also serve as a guiding policy for the City Council and an accountability tool for the administration of the historic preservation program.

ADVISORY BODIES

Historic and Cultural Preservation Stakeholder Steering Committee
The Historic and Cultural Preservation Stakeholder Steering Committee meets monthly to inform the engagement and strategic planning process, helping the Office of Historic Preservation team to center the voices of key communities with historic and cultural preservation needs in the strategic plan. The committee is made up of 15 individuals with expertise in their neighborhoods and backgrounds in architectural and cultural preservation, real estate development, community organizing, anti-displacement, and racial equity and history in Dallas.

Brent Brown, Co-Chair

Founder, bulidingcommunityWorkshop

Amber Sims, Co-Chair

Founder, Young Leaders, Strong City

Stephanie Drenka, Member

Founder, Dallas Asian American Historical Society Founder

Denise Johnson, Member

Founder, Dallas Asian American Historical Society Founder

Taylor Toynes, Member

Executive Director, For Oak Cliff

Priscilla Escobedo, Member

President, Dallas Mexican American Historical League

Teresa Coleman Wash

Executive Artistic Director, Bishop Arts Theatre Center

Leslie Nepveux, AIA NCARB

Founder, Veux Deux Design

Marcel Quimby

Principal, Quimby Preservation Studio

Shalondria Galimore

President, South Central Civic League
Founder, Melissa Pierce Project

Larry Johnson

Tenth Street Resident Association

Evelyn Montgomery

Director/Curator, Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture

Stephanie Champion Martinez

Chief Community Development and Policy Officer, Builders of Hope CDC

Victoria Clow

President, Preservation Dallas

David Preziosi

Executive Director, Texas Historical Foundation

Landmark Commission The Landmark Commission informs the engagement and strategic planning process with their expertise about the City's historic districts and their residents. The commission is regularly updated on the strategic planning process and joins the Steering Committee, Office of Historic Preservation staff, and leadership from other City Departments in leadership workshops.

Interdepartmental Core Team
The Interdepartmental Core Team consists of leadership from Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Works, Development Services and Inspection, Parks and Recreation, the Office of Arts and Culture, and the Office of Economic Development. The Core Team is accountable for identifying areas where the strategic plan for historic and cultural preservation overlaps with other City plans, policies, and programs; coordinating implementation efforts across departments; and developing accountability structures that ensure ongoing commitment to the strategic plan's implementation.

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The City of Dallas is conducting a strategic planning process to define a community-driven vision for historic and cultural preservation and an implementation roadmap for how to achieve that vision. The strategic plan for the City's historic preservation program will outline its vision, mission, and goals aligned with the City's Racial Equity Plan, Equitable Economic Development Policy, Housing Policy, and other related efforts.

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Dallas County - Office of Equity & Inclusion

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Dallas County - Office of Equity & Inclusion

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On June 2020, a month after George Perry Floyd Jr. was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dallas County passed a unanimous resolution naming racism a public health crisis.

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Language Matters: Storytelling for Racial Justice

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Language Matters: Storytelling for Racial Justice

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Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

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Language Matters: Storytelling for Racial Justice

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Article: It's time to shift from transactional DEI to transformational racial equity work

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Article: It's time to shift from transactional DEI to transformational racial equity work

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Equity In The Center - Race Equity Culture™ Services

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It's Time to Shift from Transactional DEI to Transformational Race Equity Work - Equity In The Center

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On Jan. 17, The New York Times published an opinion piece from Jesse Singal titled "What If Diversity Training Is Doing More Harm Than Good." The article was a missed opportunity to highlight the benefits of organizational transformation focused on mitigating measurable identity-based inequities, a change that unfolds along a developmental continuum from diversity to inclusion to equity and is executed over years.

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“Racial equity is about applying justice and a little bit of common sense to a system that’s been out of balance. When a system is out of balance, people of color feel the impacts most acutely, but to be clear, an imbalanced system makes all of us pay.”

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How would Dallas & Fort worth look and feel without racism?

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Mapping

We strive to map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world in a way that goes beyond colonial ways of thinking in order to better represent how Indigenous people want to see themselves.

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Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

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UNC - Indigenous People & Land Acknowledgement

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UNC - Indigenous People & Land Acknowledgement

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Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgements

A land acknowledgement, often read at the beginning of events and gatherings, is a statement used to recognize and affirm the long-lasting relationship between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional land, while highlighting Indigenous histories and experiences. A shortened land acknowledgement can be used in email signatures, presentations, and syllabi. For websites, using the full or shortened statement is appropriate. When possible, if the shortened statement is used, please link to the full statement located on this page.

UNC Charlotte Shortened Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

"The University of North Carolina at Charlotte acknowledges that we are on colonized land traditionally belonging to the , Cheraw, Sugeree, , and Waxhaw Peoples, all of whom have stewarded this land throughout the generations ."

UNC Charlotte Expanded Indigenous Land and People Acknowledgement

" With respect to the land and people who preceded us, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte acknowledges that we are on colonized land traditiona lly belonging to the , Cheraw, Sugeree, , and Waxhaw Peoples, all of whom have stewarded this land throughout the generations. Before this land was colonized and named the city of Charlotte, it was used as a place of meeting and trade by a diverse group of Indigenous peoples, including the Catawba, Cherokee, Congaree, and Saponi. We also acknowledge that the greater Charlotte region has directly profited from the enslavement and forced labor of African people and their descendants. We recognize that knowing, acknowledging, and honoring the history of the land and the people is only the first step. We must support and listen to Indigenous and Black voices, while continuing to address the policies and practices that perpetuate oppression."

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Indigenous People and Land Acknowledgement | Diversity and Inclusion | UNC Charlotte

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A land acknowledgement, often read at the beginning of events and gatherings, is a statement used to recognize and affirm the long-lasting relationship between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional land, while highlighting Indigenous histories and experiences. A shortened land acknowledgement can be used in email signatures, presentations, and syllabi. For websites, using the full or shortened statement is appropriate. When possible, if the shortened statement is used, please link to the full statement located on this page.

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Native Governance - A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

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Native Governance - A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

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Native Governance Center co-hosted an Indigenous land acknowledgment event with the Lower Phalen Creek Project on Indigenous Peoples' Day 2019 (October 14). The event featured the following talented panelists: Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Dakota and Muskogee Creek), Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), Rose Whipple (Isanti Dakota and Ho-Chunk), Rhiana Yazzie (Diné), and Cantemaza (Neil) McKay (Spirit Lake Dakota). We've created this handy guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment based on our panelists' responses.

Why is Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Important?

"It is important to understand the longstanding history that has brought you to reside on the land, and to seek to understand your place within that history. Land acknowledgements do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is a current ongoing process, and we need to build our mindfulness of our present participation."
- Northwestern University

"When we talk about land, land is part of who we are. It's a mixture of our blood, our past, our current, and our future. We carry our ancestors in us, and they're around us. As you all do."
- Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe)

Tips for Creating an Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement

Key components:

Start with self-reflection. Before starting work on your land acknowledgment statement, reflect on the process:

Why am I doing this land acknowledgment? (If you're hoping to inspire others to take action to support Indigenous communities, you're on the right track. If you're delivering a land acknowledgment out of guilt or because everyone else is doing it, more self-reflection is in order.)

What is my end goal? (What do you hope listeners will do after hearing the acknowledgment?)

When will I have the largest impact? (Think about your timing and audience, specifically.)

Do your homework. Put in the time necessary to research the following topics:

The Indigenous people to whom the land belongs.

The history of the land and any related treaties.

Names of living Indigenous people from these communities. If you're presenting on behalf of your work in a certain field, highlight Indigenous people who currently work in that field.
Indigenous place names and language.

Correct pronunciation for the names of the Tribes, places, and individuals that you're including.

Use appropriate language. Don't sugarcoat the past. Use terms like genocide, ethnic cleansing, stolen land, and forced removal to reflect actions taken by colonizers.

Use past, present, and future tenses. Indigenous people are still here, and they're thriving. Don't treat them as a relic of the past.

Land acknowledgments shouldn't be grim. They should function as living celebrations of Indigenous communities. Ask yourself, "How am I leaving Indigenous people in a stronger, more empowered place because of this land acknowledgment?" Focus on the positivity of who Indigenous people are today.

Additional factors to consider:

Don't ask an Indigenous person to deliver a "welcome" statement for your organization. Cantemaza McKay (Spirit Lake Nation) explains this very clearly. Check out our land acknowledgment event livestream, and hear his comments at the 27-minute mark.

Build real, authentic relationships with Indigenous people. In addition to normal employment and family obligations, Indigenous people are working to heal their traumas, learn their languages, and support their nations. If you reach out for help, lead the conversation by asking an Indigenous person what you can do for them. Chances are, they're likely overworked and could use your help.

Compensate Indigenous people for their emotional labor. If you do plan to reach out to an Indigenous person or community for help, compensate them fairly. Too often, Indigenous people are asked to perform emotional labor for free.

Understand displacement and how that plays into land acknowledgment. Land acknowledgment is complicated. Remember that the United States government displaced many Tribes from land before treaties were signed.

There are many types of land acknowledgments. Don't expect to find a specific formula or template. Land acknowledgments that come from Indigenous people vs. non-Indigenous people look different, too.

Take action:

Land acknowledgment alone is not enough. It's merely a starting point. Ask yourself: how do I plan to take action to support Indigenous communities? Some examples of ways to take action:

Support Indigenous organizations by donating your time and/or money.

Support Indigenous-led grassroots change movements and campaigns. Encourage others to do so.

Commit to returning land. Local, state, and federal governments around the world are currently returning land to Indigenous people. Individuals are returning their land, too. Research your options to return your land.

At the end of the day, remember:

Starting somewhere is better than not trying at all. We need to share in Indigenous peoples' discomfort. They've been uncomfortable for a long time. Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Dakota and Muskogee Creek) says, "We have to try. Starting out with good intentions and a good heart is what matters most."

Visit our resources page for more helpful land acknowledgment tools! And read our own land acknowledgment statement: The Land We're On.

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A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment

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After hosting an Indigenous land acknowledgment event, we put together this written guide to based on our panelists' responses.

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What can you and/or community do increase racial equity and decrease racism?

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Thank you for the great session today! We had a lot of folks doing great work. If you wrote a book, are writing a book, created a film, working on a film, doing art, etc... let us know. Share on this post to help you promote your work or help you in the development of your work. Please make sure to write you name on the post. Otherwise it will come as anonymous.

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Provide you feedback on the Historic & Cultural Preservation Strategic Plan

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Provide you feedback on the Historic & Cultural Preservation Strategic Plan

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what do you think?