“The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.”
What is a land acknowledgment?
A land acknowledgment is a statement that recognizes the history and presence of Indigenous peoples and their enduring relationship to their traditional homelands. Land acknowledgments help create awareness of the cultural erasure of Indigenous peoples and the processes of colonization and subjugation that have contributed to that erasure.
The land acknowledgment used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.
When and how should you use the land acknowledgment?
UC Santa Cruz community members are encouraged to read the land acknowledgment at the beginning of gatherings and events. Use of the land acknowledgment should be done respectfully and not become merely routine.
Pronunciations of the tribes are: Amah (Aaa-Ma), Mutsun (Moot-sun), Uypi (You-P), Awaswas (Aaa-Was-Was). Please be sure that the tribes names are pronounced correctly and that the entire acknowledgment is read carefully.
It is appropriate for the host of events held on UC Santa Cruz campuses to read the acknowledgment.
It is not appropriate to create alternative statements, alter the acknowledgment or to invent ceremonial rituals when reading the land acknowledgment.
If you would like to include the land acknowledgment in your syllabus, UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning offers these instructions.
<unk>Nchi ambayo tunakusanyika ni eneo lisilopewa wa kabila la Uypi linalozungumza lugha ya Awaswas. Amah Mutsu Tribal Band, iliyoundwa na wazao wa wenyeji waliopelekwa kwenye misheni ya Santa Cruz na San Juan Bautista wakati wa ukoloni wa Uhispania wa Pwani ya Kati, leo inafanya kazi kwa bidii kurudisha mazoea ya usimamizi wa jadi kwenye ardhi hizi na kupona kutoka kwa majeraha ya kihistoria. "Kutambuliwa kwa ardhi ni taarifa inayotambua historia na uwepo wa watu wa asili na uhusiano wao wa kudumu na nchi zao za jadi. """ "Kutambuliwa kwa ardhi kunasaidia kuunda ufahamu wa ""kufutwa kwa utamaduni"" wa watu wa asili na michakato ya ukoloni na ukandamizaji ambayo imechangia kufuta." Uhakikisho wa ardhi uliotumiwa katika UC Santa Cruz ulitengenezwa kwa kushirikiana na Mwenyekiti wa Bendi ya Kabila ya Amah Mutsu na Programu ya Kujifunza upya ya Amah Mutsu katika UCSC Arboretum. Ni wakati gani na jinsi gani unapaswa kutumia uthibitisho wa ardhi? Wananchi wa UC Santa Cruz wanahimizwa kusoma uthibitisho wa ardhi mwanzoni mwa makusanyiko na matukio. Matumizi ya utambuzi wa ardhi yanapaswa kufanywa kwa heshima na si kuwa ya kawaida tu. Matamshi ya makabila ni: Amah (Aaa-Ma), Mutsun (Moot-sun), Uypi (You-P), Awaswas (Aaa-Was-Was). Tafadhali hakikisha kwamba majina ya makabila yametamkwa kwa usahihi na kwamba maelezo yote yamesomwa kwa uangalifu. Ni muhimu kwamba kila mtu ambaye anafanya kazi katika chuo kikuu cha UC Santa Cruz anajua jinsi ya kufanya kazi. Si sahihi kuunda taarifa mbadala, kubadilisha utambuzi au kubuni sherehe za sherehe wakati wa kusoma utambuzi wa ardhi. Ikiwa unataka kuingiza utambuzi wa ardhi katika mtaala wako, Kituo cha UC Santa Cruz cha Ubunifu katika Kufundisha na Kujifunza hutoa maagizo haya.