Land Acknowledgement
The Kavli Nanoscience Institute acknowledges its presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples, the original caretakers of this land. We respectfully recognize the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples who still reside in Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and South Channel Islands) and encourage others to learn more from the resources provided below:
- http://gabrielino-tongva.com/
- https://gabrielinotribe.org/
- https://native-land.ca/ - Interactive map of local Indigenous territories
- https://usdac.us/nativeland - Land acknowledgement resource from the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture project "Honor Native Land" (HNL), created in 2017 by "non-Indigenous allies, at the encouragement of and with deep consultation from numerous Indigenous individuals and groups." While the resources and references remain available, the HNL project has been thoughtfully retired.
- https://nahc.ca.gov/cp/tribal-atlas-pages/gabrielino-tongva-nation/ - State of California Native American Heritage Commission
- https://library.caltech.edu/equity/special-topics - Caltech Library's land acknowledgement and additional resources