Land Acknowledgement
The Saratoga Springs Public Library respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the ancestral lands of the Mohican, the Mohawk, and the Abenaki Peoples. We thank them for their enduring stewardship of this land.
At its regular meeting on November 14, 2022, the Library’s Board of Trustees adopted a statement acknowledging the ancestral caretakers of the land on which the library sits.
Statement:
The Saratoga Springs Public Library respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the ancestral lands of the Mohican, the Mohawk, and the Abenaki Peoples. We thank them for their enduring stewardship of this land.
Purpose:
By acknowledging Indigenous people, we pay respect to those who first lived here and to communities who follow in caring for this land. We honor the significance of traditional relationships to these sacred lands and waters. We recognize the ongoing impacts of colonialism and oppression, and we commit to honor truth telling and Indigenous voices as we realize the full history of our many peoples.
Links to Resources
The Library and other organizations and institutions offer many resources about our local history if you are seeking to gain a deeper perspective of the Native Americans who still live on this land.