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South Whidbey board workshop centers land acknowledgement and invites tribal input
Summary
Board members and staff described a staff development day with Tulalip tribal representatives, agreed the district should treat its written land acknowledgement as a living practice, and invited tribal partners to advise revisions and guest-read acknowledgements at meetings.
The South Whidbey School Board spent its opening workshop discussing how to keep the district’s land acknowledgement alive and rooted in relationships with local tribal communities. Director Jackson opened the conversation by urging the board to treat the written acknowledgement as ‘‘a chance to be in a relationship of ongoing repair’’ rather than a checkbox.
Board and administrative speakers described a staff program that included testimony from Tulalip tribal members and…
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