Land Acknowledgement
South Whidbey School District would like to begin by acknowledging that we gather on the ancestral homelands, originally known as Tscha-kole-chy in Lushootseed, of the Coastal Salish Peoples, on the lands of the lower sqaǰətabš (Skagit), dxʷlilap (Tulalip), swədəbš (Swinomish), sduhubš (Snohomish), stuləkʷabš (Stillaguamish), and suq̓ ʷabš (Suquamish), who have lived in the Salish Sea basin since time immemorial and have hunted, fished, gathered, and taken care of these lands. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and we honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water. Please join me in expressing our deepest respect and gratitude to the indigenous people of this territory and for their enduring care and protection of the land in which we currently occupy and share through the Treaty of Point Elliott signed by 82 tribes in Múckl-te-óh (Mukilteo) on January 22, 1855.
Land Acknowledgement Board Presentation
Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855 (Click Here)
Why we do a land acknowledgement from a tribal person's perspective: Land Acknowledgement video (9:33)
In addition to the links above, suggested links to learn more about our indigenous partners:
Sno-Isle Library - Native American Heritage Month Suggested Readings
On the Skagit River with Swinomish's leader
Shxunutun’s Tu Suleluxwtst - In the footsteps of our Ancestors
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve
SWSD Land Acknowledgment (Translation In Lushootseed):
ʔəsx̌aƛ̕tub ʔə tiʔəʔ South Whidbey x̌alx̌alalʔtxʷ kʷi səshigʷəd tiʔiɬ səsq̓ʷuʔčəɬ ʔal tiʔiʔəʔ
swatwatixʷtəd gʷəɬ tiʔiɬ yəl̕yəlab gʷəl dᶻixʷaɬ tudaʔəb čaʔkʷulči (tcha-kole-chy) ʔə tiʔəʔ ləšucid
ʔaciɬtalbixʷ, ʔə tə sqaǰətabš, ʔə tə dxʷl̕iləpabš, ʔə tə sduhubš, ʔə tə swədəbš, ʔə tə stuləgʷabš,
ʔə tə suq̓ʷabš tuƛ̕asɬaɬaɬlil č̓it ʔal tə x̌ʷəlč ʔal kʷədiʔ tuhaʔkʷ gʷəl tuƛ̕uɬəx̌ʷub, tuƛ̕uxʷiʔxʷiʔ,
tuƛ̕uʔuləx̌, gʷəl tuƛ̕utix̌dxʷ tiʔəʔ swatwatixʷtəd. ƛ̕ashikʷtxʷ čəɬ tiʔiɬ dəxʷšəɬx̌əčəb əlgəʔ ʔi ti k̓ʷiʔat
həliʔadad ʔə tiʔəʔ swatixʷtəd ʔi ti x̌ʷəlč.
gʷəq̓ʷutəbš čələp dxʷʔal gʷəshik̓ʷtxʷəɬi gʷəl t’igʷidəɬi tiʔiʔiɬ ʔaciɬtalbixʷ ʔə tiʔəʔ swatixʷtəd ʔə tə
hakʷ stix̌dxʷs əlgʷəʔ ʔə tiʔiɬ swatixʷtəd dəxʷəsɬaɬlil čəɬ čəɬa scəlq liɬʔal tiʔiɬ treaty of point elliott
gʷəstabəs tux̌altəb ʔə tiʔiɬ stəqačiʔači ʔi ti saliʔ ʔaciɬtalbixʷ siʔiʔab ʔal tiʔiɬ bəkʷəɬtiu ʔal tiʔiɬ ƛ̕iq̓s
saliʔači ʔi ti saliʔ, ʔulub ʔi ti x̌ʷəl sbək̓ʷačiʔ sǰəlc̓ ʔi ti scəlacači ʔi ti cəlac.