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I have the privilege of living, working, and learning in the traditional lands and waters of the Dakota and Anishinaabe; land ceded in the Treaties of 1837 and 1851. The Dakota and Anishinaabe have lived on and stewarded the land for hundreds of years before settlers created the colonial state which now allows me to use this land.

With this statement, I acknowledge the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous peoples, and recognize and denounce the societal and state sanctioned violence, theft and genocide inflicted and perpetuated against Indigenous peoples to benefit settlers and colonial powers. These words are not enough, but may they serve as a reminder that we all must take actions to restore right relations and stand in solidarity with the Dakota and Anishinaabe and all Indigenous peoples worldwide.