City Council

4. APPROVE A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT – F2M18-35, M2M23-1\nOn October 10, 2022, the City Council directed staff to amend the Strategic Plan to\nconsider a verbal Land Acknowledgment statement to be said prior to City Council\nmeetings to honor the history of Alhambra. Staff worked with an Alhambra teacher who\nhas completed extensive research for a local land acknowledgment for Alhambra Unified\nSchool District. Based on this research and recommendation for Alhambra, staff proposes\nthe following Land Acknowledgment statement: For Alhambra – We acknowledge that the\nland on which we are gathered is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the\nGabrielino/Tongva peoples. We seek to prioritize respect for the historic culture and\ncontemporary presence of the native peoples throughout California, especially in the\ngreater Los Angeles/Alhambra area. We come with respect and gratitude for the\nGabrielino/Tongva people who still consider themselves the caretakers of this land. It is\nthrough their examples that we are reminded of our greater responsibility to take care of\nMother Earth and to take care of each other.\n3\n1-9-23\nRecommended Action: City Council approve a verbal Land Acknowledgement\nstatement prior to City Council meetings. (M2M23-1)