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Stolen Land
The 1855 treaties, like Point Elliott, were forced on Coast Salish tribes. I didn’t realize Stevens Way on campus is named after the governor who pushed them. (Oliver, Walking Tour)
When the Montlake Cut opened in 1917, it lowered the lake and wiped out a place called stəx̌ʷugʷił, translated to “Carry a Canoe”, which is what the bridge was named. (Oliver)
The Morrill Act took about 10.7 million acres from around 250 tribes and turned it into money for universities. (Lee & Ahtone, HCN)
Even land in Seattle, like Discovery Park, was Duwamish and Suquamish land that helped fund Clemson, and the Duwamish still aren’t federally recognized. (HCN)
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Acknowledging to action
Universities weren’t just built on Indigenous land, they were built with it, because the land itself was the money. (HCN)
Baldy’s stolen computer example really stuck with me. Putting a plaque on something you stole doesn’t mean you gave it back. (HCN)
South Dakota State’s Wokini Initiative actually sends money from its Morrill land to Native students, which is an example of acknowledgment turning into action. (HCN)