The land upon which we gather is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni-Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” As part of this dialogue, We recognize the forced diaspora of the Leni Lenape people and hope to work together to dismantle the walls of dismissive cultural lifeways, by leaning into inclusion and equity, and to create a dialogue around Indigenous rights and cultural equity, creating mutual acts of perpetual peace and friendship. We acknowledge the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their continuing relationship with their territory. In our acknowledgment of the continued presence of Lenape people in their homeland, we affirm the aspiration of the great Lenape Chief Tamanend, that there be harmony between the indigenous people of this land and the descendants of the immigrants to this land, “as long as the rivers and creeks flow, and the sun, moon, and stars shine.”