The Rutgers Land Acknowledgement is copied below.
“We acknowledge that the land on which we stand is the ancestral territory of the Lenape Peopl Links to an external site.. We pay respect to Indigenous people throughout the Lenape diaspora – past, present, and future – and honor those who have been historically and systemically disenfranchised. We also acknowledge that Rutgers University, like New Jersey and the United States as a nation, was founded upon the exclusions and erasures of Indigenous peoples.”
TASKS:
1. Briefly describe in a post below what, if anything, do you like about the Rutgers Land Acknowledgement and what, if anything, do you dislike about it.
2. How would you rewrite the post to make it better or stronger?
For additional information please consult the Nanticoke and Lenape Confederation Historical Timelin Download Historical Timeline, excerpts from William Penn’s account Download William Penn’s accountof his intentions toward and relationship with the Lenape, and a recent scholarly summary Download scholarly summaryof the interactions.
3. Like at least one other post in your Land Acknowledgment group and describe briefly why you liked it.
