Embedded Files
The University of Michigan is located on the territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodéwadmi Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, ceded through the Treaty of Fort Meigs, so that their children could be educated. We recognize the history of displacement of Native communities that facilitated the founding of the University of Michigan. We acknowledge the sovereignty of tribal lands, and we reaffirm contemporary and ancestral Anishinaabek ties to this land as well as the profound contributions of Native Americans to this institution.
Why do we start with a land acknowledgement?
Why do we start with a land acknowledgement?
Any and all work at the University of Michigan takes place on stolen land. This reason alone is enough to acknowledge the roots of the land we reside on. When we work to reduce the environmental impact of our energy system, we must recognize that the land we have polluted and continue to pollute was never ours to pollute in the first place.
We strive to increase the presence of clean energy not only because clean energy is better for the environment, but because it is better for people. We do the work we do ultimately because it has a positive impact on people.
Our Values
Our Values
All people have a right to clean, safe, affordable, and reliable energy.
The environment has the right to be sustained and healthy.
The University of Michigan, as a well-endowed, innovative, leading institution, has an obligation to be a pioneer in transitioning equitably to carbon neutrality.
Page updated
Report abuse