Land Acknowledgment Statements

Words of recognition and thanks frequently open events or are found in written event programs.  Some individuals and units at Yale may begin an event by acknowledging the relationships of indigenous peoples and nations to the land on which the event is taking place, or note these relationships in an event program.  This is especially true if an event has connections to indigenous communities, histories, or cultures.

The following statement is approved university language to be used at university events and in documents that include a land acknowledgment.

Yale University acknowledges that indigenous peoples and nations, including Mohegan,¹ Mashantucket Pequot,² Eastern Pequot,³ Schaghticoke,⁴ Golden Hill Paugussett,⁵ Niantic,⁶ and the Quinnipiac⁷ and other Algonquian⁸ speaking peoples, have stewarded through generations the lands and waterways of what is now the state of Connecticut.  We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these peoples and nations and this land.

Pronunciation guide:

¹ mow.hee.gn

² mash.an.tuck.et pee.kwot

³ east.ern. pee.kwot

⁴ skat.ih.kohk

⁵ gold.en. hill po.gaw.sett

⁶ ni.han.tic

⁷ kwihn.ih.pee.ac

⁸ al-gon-kwihn