Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that Denver is located on the traditional territory and homelands of the Nuuchiu (Ute), Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), and Hinono’ei (Arapaho) peoples. Forty-eight Tribal Nations are also connected to and continue to be in relation with the lands that are now known as Colorado. Denver was a site for the Indian Relocation Act of 1956, which sought to relocate Indigenous people from reservations to urban areas as a part of the federal government’s broader termination policy era. We honor Denver's thriving Indigenous community, comprised of citizens of Tribal Nations from across the country, and commit to supporting Indigenous sovereignty and ongoing relationship to place and land.

We acknowledge that the history of this place requires institutions of higher education to be responsive to the needs and expectations of a changed and still-changing student population. We commit to advocating for equity, inclusion, and justice in higher education to ensure access to educational opportunities, fostering diverse perspectives, care and respect for the people of this place, and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, contribute, and succeed.

We encourage you to review the Resources and Recommendations for Creating Land Acknowledgements developed by the ASHE Land Acknowledgement Working Group (LAWG) (2020) .