Land Acknowledgement

As students of Georgetown University, an institution dedicated to Jesuit values, NAIMUN and the Georgetown International Relations Association, Inc. (GIRA) recognize that the land we currently occupy was and still is the homeland of the Nacotchtank and their descendants, the Piscataway Conoy people. We acknowledge that these peoples and many others were forcefully removed and that our University’s occupation is fundamentally tied to colonial development. We acknowledge that the consequences of this removal continue to affect these Indigenous communities. We offer our gratitude for the land and her people as we learn, teach, work, and commune. 

NAIMUN, GIRA, and our university community celebrate the resilience, strength, and enduring presence of Indigenous people demonstrated around the world. We are committed to supporting the Indigenous members of our community as we educate ourselves on Indigenous histories, cultures, and issues. This reflects our university’s commitment to the values of People for Others as we form our Community in Diversity. We ask all of us gathered here today to keep this commitment in mind as we proceed with our event.

To learn more about the initiatives Georgetown University is taking to support Indigenous communities, please direct your questions to nasc@georgetown.edu. To directly assist and learn more about the Piscataway Conoy people, please visit the Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians, Inc website.