Los Angeles council member seeks to honor indigenous people by acknowledging their history at City Hall each month.
City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell is seeking to create an official land acknowledgment policy for Los Angeles, introducing a motion today seeking to increase visibility with native and indigenous communities.
“We cannot secure a better future for ourselves without first acknowledging the truth of our past,” O’Farrell said. “An official land acknowledgement policy, regularly recognizing the true history of the Los Angeles region and its ancestors, will be another major step forward in our movement to give greater voice to Native American and Indigenous issues, history, and people.”
“Full equity for Native Americans and Indigenous people starts with acknowledging the Indigenous land on which we stand,” said Rudy Ortega Jr., Fernandeño Tataviam tribal president. “Though our voices have been silenced in the past, an official land acknowledgement policy by the city of Los Angeles will ensure our voices are always heard well into the future.”
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