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Board adds Tongva land‑acknowledgment language to Indigenous Peoples Day resolution
Summary
Trustees amended and adopted a resolution recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 13 and added a local land‑acknowledgment referencing the Tongva people; amendment passed after trustee discussion about specific language and scope.
The board approved Resolution No. 11‑25/26 commemorating Indigenous Peoples Day and, after trustee discussion, agreed to amend the resolution to include a local land‑acknowledgment naming the Tongva people as original stewards of the territory. Trustees debated whether to include broader regional tribes; legal counsel advised language should be precise and appropriate to the district's geography.
The amended language reads in part that the district "recognizes that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva ... We honor and pay respect to their elders, descendants, past and present and emerging ..." Trustees agreed to forward the finalized wording to staff for printing and distribution with the resolution text.
