In 2021, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force developed a Strategic Plan for upholding commitments CLC has in our land acknowledgment. We would like to provide some resources for learning and sharing the truths about history and the current situation of our lands and peoples. This is not a complete list, and we encourage you to do your own research and reflection.

CLC’s Land Acknowledgement: 

We gratefully acknowledge that we gather on the ancestral homelands of the Lummi Nation of the Coast Salish language group who have stewarded this land since time immemorial, and we commit to the ongoing care of our shared land and relationships with its indigenous peoples.

View CLC’s Expanded Version of our Land Acknowledgement here 

Links to related ELCA Documents:

A Declaration of the ELCA to American Indian and Alaska Native People

The ELCA’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discover PDF and webpage

Indian Boarding Schools: ELCA Truth-Seeking and Truth-Telling Initiative

Links to resources (books, websites, videos, etc.):

Tulalip, From My Heart by Harriette Shelton Dover.

List of reading resources that our Lummi friend Renee Swan Waite recommended (list was provided by Marilyn Burwell).

Upcoming Events: 

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Orange Banner:

From October 2021 to May 2022, an orange banner, “Prayers of Lament,” was displayed to remember Native Children killed at church-sponsored boarding schools.

Orange Shirt Day, every September 30th, honors these children. Read more about Orange Shirt Day.