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President Satish K. Tripathi issued the following statement ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 11, 2021.
In honor of the Indigenous peoples who were the first inhabitants of North America, the University of Buffalo will observe Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October.
Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates indigenous peoples and recognizes the fundamental contributions they have made and continue to make in the Americas and around the world. Our university community values indigenous cultures, histories, traditions, knowledge systems and political entities, and deeply appreciates the important role of indigenous peoples in the history, present and future of our region, of this country. and the world.
UB recognizes that our campuses operate on land that is the traditional territory of the Seneca Nation, a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and that the region remains the homeland of the Haudenosaunee people. In addition, we responsibly recognize the continuing impact of settler colonialism on the Haudenosaunee and their territories.
UB is committed to working to secure the future of Indigenous people by affirming Indigenous ethics, histories, traditions, knowledge systems and political entities as expressed throughout our tripartite mission of education, research and service.
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