Land Acknowledgement

ArtTable is a national organization with members and chapters located throughout the country. Our main office is located on the island known as Mannahatta in Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenape people.

We also have local membership chapters in cities nationwide that reside on the unseated lands of the:

• Peoria, Myaamia, Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Kaskaskia, Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi) (Chicago)
• Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Jumanos, Tawakoni, and Wichita (Dallas-Fort Worth)
• Tequesta, Taino, and Seminole (Florida)
• Sana, Karankawa, Coahuiltecan, Atakapa-Ishak (Houston)
• ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) and Mvskoke (Muscogee/Creek) (Metro Atlanta)
• Ramaytush, Ohlone, and Muwekma (Northern California)
• Suquamish, Stillaguamish, Muckleshoot, Duwamish, Coast Salish, Cowlitz, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and Clackamas (Northwest)
• Tongva (Gabrielino), Kizh (Gabrielino), and Chumash (Southern California)
• Lənape Haki-nk (Lenni-Lenape) (Philadelphia)
• Anacostan (Washington, DC)

ArtTable acknowledges and respects the original stewards of these lands, the Lenape and other indigenous peoples, and is committed to supporting the over 500 sovereign Native nations with ties to the geographic borders of the United States. This acknowledgment is just a small step in our ongoing commitment to dismantling the legacies of settler colonialism and providing a safe and inclusive space for women-identifying professionals of all races and ethnicities.

Additional Resources:

• Find your Native land 
• Learn more about territory acknowledgment
• Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement
• Guide to Indigenous Land and Territorial Acknowledgements for Cultural Institutions – Learn about what a land acknowledgement is and why it is important, especially for cultural institutions.

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