Note: This section is under construction. Check back soon.

Land Acknowledgement

SPLASH! would like to acknowledge that the institutions we serve sit on the homelands of the Kalapuya people.

In the Treaties of 1851 and 1854-1855, and the subsequent forced removals of  many Indian people from western Oregon, some of the Kalapuya were moved to the Grand Ronde Reservation and some were moved to the Siletz Reservation.  It is important to note that all of Lane County was an important trading and gathering area for camas and other resources.

During the Restoration Era, from 1977-1989, Lane County was designated at the Service Area for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Indians, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians.

SPLASH! wishes to acknowledge that descendants of the original and Service Area inhabitants of this land are still here today.  They are thriving members of our schools and our communities.  Countless members of other Tribes now also call our community and schools their home.

We wish to thank those original stewards of this land.  We as outsiders on this land wish to remember that we need to take good care of this land and take good care of all members of our school districts and community. Thank you for joining us.

(Written with guidance from Brenda Brainard)

Map of Territories from Native Land

Interactive Time-Lapse Map Shows How the U.S. Took More Than 1.5 Billion Acres From Native Americans