Indigenous and Black Experiences in Georgia Speaker Series: Land Acknowledgments and Historical Dispossession of Southeast Native Americans

Dr James Owen, Assistant Director of UGA's Institute of Native American Studies, will discuss the purpose of a land acknowledgement and why these statements are important, especially at an institution like UNG, which played a particular role in the dispossession of Cherokee Nation in teh early 19th century. Land acknowledgements are not about placing blame on Euro-American societies, but about acknowledging Native roles that have been historically overwritten.