Land Acknowledgment

It is important to us that we reflect on the history of the land that we occupy. We honor the ancestral home of the tribal nations across our five states where we are learning, working, and organizing today. Each tribe has its own unique peoples, languages, and spiritual and health practices, as do all the more than 500 federally recognized American Indian tribes.

The MIDWest states represented at the conference include Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Among these 5 states there are 33 federally recognized tribes.

We acknowledge and thank these indigenous communities for their stewardship of this land through the generations and pay respect to their elders past and present. We take time today to honor them. The land that surrounds us is part of who we are, and it reflects our histories.

 

Minnesota

Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake);Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Ban; White Earth Band)

Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota

Upper Sioux Community

 

Iowa

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

 

North Dakota

Spirit Lake Tribe

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (North Dakota and South Dakota)

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

 

South Dakota

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation

Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation)

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (North Dakota and South Dakota)

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

 

Wisconsin

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation

Forest County Potawatomi Community

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Sokaogon Chippewa Community

Stockbridge Munsee Community