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Here at CU Boulder, you may have noticed that some of your professors, colleagues, or peers have included a land acknowledgement statement in their email signatures. Recognizing the history of the land that CU Boulder now resides on is an important way for us to honor Native American communities that once cared for this land.

In late 2020, the University of Colorado system after taking the time to connect with and consult with Native American staff, faculty, and students across the CU System.

An excerpt of the CU statement reads: “We respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land. We honor them and thank the indigenous ancestors of this place. The University of Colorado pledges to provide educational opportunities for Native students, faculty and staff and advance our mission to understand the history and contemporary lives of Native peoples.”

Here in Boulder, our CU campus is built on the traditional territories and ancestral sites of , , and nations. On campus, the Cheyenne Arapaho residence hall honors the . The hall, originally named after , was renamed in 1989 after protests of his involvement in the settlement of Colorado regions at the expense of the Native Peoples, and his involvement in the . By renaming this hall, we acknowledge the contributions the Native American nations made as the original inhabitants and caretakers of our Colorado lands.

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies, or CNAIS, has taken the charge to further develop CU Boulder’s Land Acknowledgement statement and work towards concrete actions to address historical inequities.

Using the land acknowledgement statement recognizes . It also helps to protect against the erasure of the history of our Indigenous communities.