WASHOE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Museum of Tahoe wishes to acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities of this region and recognize that the museum functions within the traditional homelands of the Waši-šiw (Wa She Shu), Washoe people. We offer gratitude for the land itself, for those who have stewarded it for thousands of years, and for the opportunity to study, learn, work, and be in community with this land. We encourage everyone in this space to engage in continued learning about the Indigenous peoples who work and live on this land since time immemorial, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, and about the historic and present realities of colonialism.
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This land acknowledgement recognizes and respects the relationship that exists between the Washoe and their ancestral and contemporary territories. It also provides us with the opportunity to explore the impacts of colonization and systems of oppression on the Washoe. It is vital to understand the long-standing history that brought us to reside on the land, and to seek to understand our place within that history. Colonialism is a current, ongoing process, and we need to build our mindfulness and understanding of our present participation.
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Museum of Tahoe is committed to collaborating with the Washoe on any exhibits that involve telling their story, as well as working in partnership on projects that voice the tribe’s present interests and concerns.