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Council directs DEI task force to draft Indigenous land acknowledgment amid public debate
Summary
The Pacific Grove City Council voted unanimously to direct its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) task force to draft proposed language acknowledging Indigenous lands and ancestral peoples; the item prompted extended public comment both supporting and opposing a formal acknowledgment.
The Pacific Grove City Council voted 7‑0 on July 16 to direct the city’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) task force to develop language for a land and ancestral peoples acknowledgment and return that language to the council for consideration.
Councilmember Peduri, who introduced the agenda item, described the action as a request for the DEI task force “to develop language for land and ancestral people's acknowledgement and to bring that work back to the council, for formal consideration and adoption.” Peduri said the acknowledgment would be…
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