Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Acknowledgement

UC Santa Cruz is located on the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of Indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma as a result of both Spanish and American colonization.

As a settler-colonial institution, we recognize the resilience and survival of Native inhabitants and BIPOC people worldwide. We affirm that we have much to learn from their experiences and the survival strategies and, ultimately, commit to reparative justice, reparations, and return of land stolen from Indigenous communities in California and throughout the Americas. We work to acknowledge, address and remove obstacles to Native participation and engagement in our institution of higher learning. We are working towards creating a safe and reparative space for all people and communities who have not been and are not now fully represented in our department, our curriculum, and our ways of working.