Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge the land on which we sit and which we occupy at the University of Portland. "The Portland Metro area rests on traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River creating communities and summer encampments to harvest and use the plentiful natural resources of the area" (Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable, 2018). We take this opportunity to thank the original caretakers of this land.

Reconocemos la tierra en que la Universidad de Portland se ubica y ocupa. “El área metropolitana de Portland está ubicada en los sitios tradicionales, de la gente indígena de las tribus Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, y varias otras tribus que hicieron sus hogares cerca del rio Columbia, creando comunidades y campamentos de verano para cosechar y utilizar los recursos naturales del área” (Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable, 2018). Aprovechamos esta oportunidad para agradecer las y los cuidadores originales de esta tierra.

To learn more about Portland’s diverse and vibrant Native community, please read Leading with Tradition, a document created by the Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable.