As we start this year’s Joint Mini-Conference of the five National Associations of Librarians of Color, also known as NALCo’s, we wish to make a simple and humble land acknowledgement to recognize and respect the traditional indigenous inhabitants and cultures present in this area we now call Bronx, New York, and to honor the past, present, and future legacies of those peoples. With apologies for any mispronunciations or mistakes, those peoples include the Mohican, Wappinger, Schaghticoke, and the Munsee Lenape peoples and nations, among others.

We invite you to learn more about land acknowledgments and to also learn about and reflect on the Indigenous peoples of your own areas via some of the links included below. 

To find out what tribes are traditionally associated with your area: 

• https://native-land.ca/  (There is also a list of federally recognized tribes available via

• https://www.bia.gov/tribal-leaders-directory)

• California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center: https://www.csusm.edu/cicsc/land.

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• Video and information from Honor Native Land, U.S. Department of Arts and Culture:

https://usdac.us/nativeland

• https://guides.laguardia.edu/first_nations

• https://landacknowledgements.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Acknowledgement-Guide-finalfinal.pdf

• https://usdac.us/nativ

• https://www.thirteen.org/queens/history.html

• https://youtu.be/ETOhNzBsiKA

Please enjoy today’s Joint Mini-Conference. ¡Gracias!

Madellen Garcia

REFORMA Northeast Chapter

Vice President/President Elect 2024-2025

20th Annual Joint Mini-Conference 2024 

Friday June 14, 2024

Bronx Library Center 

The New York Public Library