Land & Labor Acknowledgments

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we work within the occupied territory of Lushootseed (Puget Sound Salish) peoples, among them the Duwamish, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Samish, Skykomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Stillaguamish, Squaxin, Suquamish, Swinomish, Tulalip, and Upper Skagit. These nations have existed in this place from time immemorial and have a rich legacy of stewarding, protecting, and caring for the land and waterways. We also acknowledge the injustice of the Treaty of Point Elliott, and of the fact that the Duwamish do not have legal recognition in their own land – in a city now named after one of their great leaders, Si’ahl. As a result, it is our desire to work with Indigenous communities to support their efforts to reclaim and hold land in their traditional territories and encourage you to visit Real Rent Duwamish to learn about ways to support the Duwamish.

Labor Acknowledgement

We must acknowledge that much of what we know of this country today, including its culture, economic growth, and development throughout history and across time, has been made possible by the labor of enslaved Africans and their ascendants who suffered the horror of the transatlantic trafficking of their people, chattel slavery, and Jim Crow. We are indebted to their labor and their sacrifice, and we must acknowledge the tremors of that violence throughout the generations and the resulting impact that can still be felt and witnessed today.