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Equity Advisory Council

December 08, 2022

Daffodil Valley Elementary School Library

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Dr. Laurie Dent

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Land Acknowledgement

ʔuk’ʷədiid čəł ʔuhigʷəd txʷəl tiiɫ ʔa čəɫ ʔal tə swatxʷixʷtxʷəd ʔə tiiɫ puyaləpabš. ʔa ti dxʷʔa ti swatxʷixʷtxʷəd ʔə tiiɫ puyaləpabš ʔəsɫaɫaɫlil tul’al tudiʔ tuhaʔkʷ. didiʔɫ ʔa həlgʷəʔ ʔal ti sləx̌il. dxʷəsɫaɫlils həlgʷəʔ gʷəl ƛ’uyayus həlgʷəʔ gʷəl ƛ’uƛ’ax̌ʷad həlgʷəʔ tiiɫ bədədəʔs gʷəl tix̌dxʷ həlgʷəʔ tiił ʔiišəds həlgʷəʔ gʷəl ƛ’uʔalalus həlgʷəʔ gʷəl ƛ’utxʷəlšucidəb. x̌ʷəla···b ʔə tiiɫ tuyəl’yəlabs.

We gratefully honor and acknowledge that we rest on the traditional lands of the Puyallup People. The Puyallup people have lived on this land since the beginning of time. They are still here today. They live, work, raise their children, take care of their community, practice their traditional ways and speak the Twulshootseed language – just as their ancestors did.

Source: http://www.puyallup-tribe.com/ourtribe/Land%20Acknowledgement.php

While the term “land acknowledgement” is fairly recent, the practice of acknowledging the land and the people who have stewarded it since time immemorial is an Indigenous practice. Here in the Puget Sound our people have the protocol of asking permission to come ashore. When our ancestors traveled by canoe to another territory, it was our protocol to stop offshore to announce our arrival, offer respect to the lands and the people, and ask permission to come ashore. Our people continue this practice today, both on and off the canoe.

In practicing a land acknowledgement you are recognizing that the land you’re standing on is stolen. We recognize the people and communities that cared for, and lived on, the lands since the beginning of time. We acknowledge their stewardship, their forced removal, and their continued fight to live on their ancestral lands.

Further, in practicing a land acknowledgement one is committing to being a steward of that land. It’s not solely about acknowledging the caretakers, but also the land itself. Each of us as human beings has a responsibility to care for the land. We must respect the land, the waters, the plants, and the animals. Without them we would not be able to live on the land to begin with.

One cannot offer empty words of acknowledgement. These acknowledgments are a commitment to the ongoing work of uplifting Native communities, and protecting the land and resources that sustain us.

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Let’s Eat!

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Welcome Zoom Crew!

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COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS AND PRACTICES

Courageous Conversations About Race, by Glenn Singleton

Stay Engaged

Don’t let your heart and mind check out!

Experience Discomfort

Agree to experience discomfort so that we can deal with issues of race in an honest way.

Speak your truth

Be honest about your thoughts, feelings and opinions. Say them in a way that is true for you.

Expect and accept non-closure

Accept that you will not reach closure in your understandings about race and race relations. There is no such thing as a “quick fix.”

Intent and Impact

Recognize that what we say may have an unintended impact, even though we may have positive intent. We need to own the impact.

PURPOSE:

These are both a strategy for the workshop AND an essential tool for anti racist education.

The agreements help us create a safe space and help us to be aware of what is going on in our hearts and our bodies.

Community must be created intentionally through trust; agreements help people reflect on their own needs and develop collective understandings about the environment they are trying to create.

Educators should be using classroom agreements regularly; ideally co-created with their students, staff, community, etc. Buy-in to these agreements is key.

Talking Points:

Staying engaged means remaining morally, emotionally, intellectually, and socially involved in the dialogue both in our session and more than just today and this week but throughout our lives.

Experience discomfort - this norm acknowledges that discomfort is inevitable, especially in dialogue. There is no way to do this work an not be uncomfortable. Consider what this looks like, sounds like and feels like for you.

Speak your truth

This means being open about thoughts and feelings and not just saying what you think others want to see and hear. All truths are valid and partial. Our truth is shaped by our background and experiences.

Except and Expect Non-closure

This agreement asks participants to hangout in uncertainty and not expect quick solutions. This is generational, legacy work. We have to balance the urgency that comes with the impact of those whose lives depend on it with the legacy.

Intent and Impact

OUr work happens at the speed of trust. We have to be aware that good intention isn’t enough and aware that our impact can differ from our intent. It is hard not to defend ourselves. Lean in and focus more on impact.

The goal is for these practices to become a way of being so that when there is conflict that you have these to lean on. They require practice.

More info on the first four agreements from Glenn Singleton here.

Activity:

Read aloud and share personal examples. Have participants reflect on which one will be the most challenging for them and share with an elbow partner with a commitment to practice the agreement.

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Welcome New Members!

Please stand if you are a new member.

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Roots

experiences

voice

community

safety

belonging

respect

culture

environment

race

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Vision & Beyond

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Work Groups

If you do not have a work group, feel free to choose one that you are interested in.
Introductions by Staff Lead
Work group Information
20 minutes
Zoom Work Group: Task

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Work Group Share Out

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Community Announcements

Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

Orange Shirt Day Sept. 30

EAC Newsletter: Book for Thought, Community Member Profile

EAC Meeting Dec. 8, Location: TBD