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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, tribal library folks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI, I wanted to let you know about this message I recently sent out to some of the libraries in Oregon. I wasn’t sure if you’ve already seen this info.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buzzy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NIELSEN Buzzy * SLO <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Public Library Directors announcement list (pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov) <pl-directors@omls.oregon.gov>; Academic Library Directors announcement list (al-directors@omls.oregon.gov) <al-directors@omls.oregon.gov>; libs-or@omls.oregon.gov; OCCLL@LISTSERV.CO.MARION.OR.US<br>
<b>Subject:</b> LCIS guidance on land acknowledgements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi folks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We know that several of your institutions are working on, or already have, land acknowledgements to recognize Indigenous tribes and bands in your area. The state
<a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cis/">Legislative Commission on Indian Services (LCIS)</a> recently released guidance on land acknowledgments that we thought might be helpful to libraries. LCIS is composed of a representative from each of the nine
federally recognized tribes in Oregon, as well as two state senators and representatives.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The guidance is available on <a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cis/Pages/education.aspx">
LCIS’s Education page</a> by clicking “Expand to View” in the first section, “Land Acknowledgement Guidance”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cis/Pages/education.aspx">https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/cis/Pages/education.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">LCIS emphasizes that Tribes and tribal members have varying thoughts about the value of such statements. If your organization is looking to craft a land acknowledgement, LCIS advises that “it is critical to consult with the Tribes that
you are acknowledging”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The linked page and LCIS’s website generally include other valuable information about Tribal and local/state government-to-government relations, Tribal sovereignty, cultural artifact repatriation, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Buzzy Nielsen, MPP, MSI (he/him/his)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Program Manager, Library Support & Development Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><a href="mailto:buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov">buzzy.nielsen@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-3486<br>
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