Department of Religious Studies

Land Acknowledgement 

As educators and students within the Religious Studies Department at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, it is with gratitude that we acknowledge and honor that we work and learn on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican, Haudenosaunee, particularly the Mohawk, and Abenaki peoples.  We recognize that these Nations are the traditional stewards of the lands and waters of Saratoga Springs, which are considered a sacred place of peace to be shared by all. We pay honor and respect to these caretakers of the land, past and present, as we commit to:

• Representing diverse Indigenous voices and perspectives within our coursework
• Challenging settler colonialist ideologies that seek to erase the histories and lived realities of Indigenous peoples 
• Supporting local Native cultural revitalization 

For additional resources on local Indigenous resources, please visit Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community and the Ndakinna Education Center websites.