NVNR 2026 Land Acknowledgment
It is important to recognize and understand the longstanding history that has brought us to Baltimore, our place within that history, and to the lands we each reside on. To acknowledge the Indigenous peoples who first lived here is never in past tense: colonialism is a current ongoing process, occurring today as gentrification, “development,” and the displacement of people from their land.
The land where we’re meeting has been, and still is, the traditional home of the Piscataway (Piss-CAH-tah-way) and the Susquehannock (Sus-que-HAN-nock) peoples, in addition to members of many other nations, including thousands of Lumbee (LUM-bee) people who moved here in the mid-20th century and established a vibrant community. You can find out more about Indigenous life in Baltimore through the link in the app, which includes walking tours.
To simply acknowledge the history of settlement and displacement is not enough, for even as Indigenous communities have survived, protecting their languages, cultures, and traditions, they still face the continuing legacy of colonization. With this in mind, NVNR is making a donation to The Baltimore American Indian Center, and we encourage all of you to also make an individual donation there, and to Indigenous communities in your own cities, especially literacy projects, as we are booksellers.