We acknowledge that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing, and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture, and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live, work, and play on these ancestral lands.We acknowledge that we are also in Robinson-Huron Treaty territory and that the land on which we are gathered is the traditional territory of the Anishnaabeg, Métis, and Garden River people. We are compelled to acknowledge our colonialist history, the devastation and destruction it has caused, and the ways it continues to damage the lives of so many Indigenous People. Our recognition of the historic importance of Indigenous Peoples is clearly and overtly linked to our collective commitment to continually pursue and make real the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action in our communities. Please be invited to extend this land acknowledgement into a land engagement. There are many opportunities to support our local Indigenous communities with time, money, and other resources to honour and respect these lands through responsible citizenship.