Rose Villa’s Land Acknowledgement

Rose Villa recognizes that our community stands on the ancestral lands of the Clackamas Chinookan people of the Willamette waterway, who, after forced removal, became part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde under the Willamette Valley Treaty, 1855. We honor them, and the environment that has been their home for many thousands of years. We respect their cultures and their deep knowledge of how to live with the natural world. We recognize the resilience of these people, past and present. Today, they continue to maintain strong connections to their ancestral homelands. We commit ourselves to learning more about our American Indian neighbors and building meaningful relationships with them.

We expect this statement to change and grow as we learn more.

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