LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
At Northeast Wisconsin Technical College , we recognize our Green Bay campus is located on the ancestral and present-day lands of Indigenous people . The following land acknowledgment affirms our continual commitment to Native nations :
The region served by Northeast Wisconsin Technical College occupies the ancestral home of the Menominee Nation , who have persisted here in Northeast Wisconsin from before recorded history to the present day . The College ’ s Green Bay campus exists upon lands ceded from the Menominee Tribe to the Oneida Nation . We acknowledge this land we stand upon today as sacred , historical , and significant to the Menominee and Oneida Nations , as are the lands of all First Nations People .
“ occupies ” demonstrates an acknowledgment of stewardship rather than ownership that is important to Native people
“ persisted ” acknowledges the struggle and resilience of the Menominee people to continue to exist in the only place they have ever called home as described in “ from before recorded history ”
honors the transfer of stewardship between tribes , rather than highlighting the removal of tribes
this is a statement meant to be inclusive to all of Wisconsin ’ s many tribes that at one time called our district home
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