ABENAKI NATION LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TO BE USED IN COOS COUNTY
THE LAND NOW CALLED NEW HAMPSHIRE
_____________________is located on the land called Koas, the place of the pines, which lies within the greater ancestral territory of the Abenaki and Wabanaki homeland called Ndakinna.
Ndakinna includes Vermont, New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts, western Maine and southern Quebec.
We acknowledge that the Abenaki people, known as the Alnobak in their own language, have always been here and will always be here. We are grateful for their presence throughout time. The mountains still hear their songs with the drum and rattle. The rivers carry the memory of their tears and prayers. The bones of their ancestors lie under our feet.
In the American Revolution, the leaders of the American resistance agreed with the Abenaki that they would keep their homeland in exchange for helping in the defense of the north against the British. The ancient Abenaki villages of the Koasek were to remain in Abenaki hands forever. The word of the American colonials was not kept.
We acknowledge this injustice. We recognize that the loss of a place to call home is immeasurable. We acknowledge the continuance of colonialism and oppression today. We are committed to a respectful and caretaking attitude towards Mother Earth. We seek to build our awareness and learn so as to better amplify the voices and stories of Indigenous peoples.
This land acknowledgement has been created by and with the Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire
NOTE:
It is important to show respect by pronouncing these words correctly:
PRONOUNCATION OF ABENAKI WORDS:
KOAS : COOS
ABENAKI: A-ben-A-kee
WABANAKI : WA-ben-A-kee
NDAKINNA : IN-DAH-kee-NAH
KOASEK: KO-a-SUK
ALNOBAK: AL-no-BAA
TO BE USED IN COOS COUNTY
THE LAND NOW CALLED NEW HAMPSHIRE
_____________________is located on the land called Koas, the place of the pines, which lies within the greater ancestral territory of the Abenaki and Wabanaki homeland called Ndakinna.
Ndakinna includes Vermont, New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts, western Maine and southern Quebec.
We acknowledge that the Abenaki people, known as the Alnobak in their own language, have always been here and will always be here. We are grateful for their presence throughout time. The mountains still hear their songs with the drum and rattle. The rivers carry the memory of their tears and prayers. The bones of their ancestors lie under our feet.
In the American Revolution, the leaders of the American resistance agreed with the Abenaki that they would keep their homeland in exchange for helping in the defense of the north against the British. The ancient Abenaki villages of the Koasek were to remain in Abenaki hands forever. The word of the American colonials was not kept.
We acknowledge this injustice. We recognize that the loss of a place to call home is immeasurable. We acknowledge the continuance of colonialism and oppression today. We are committed to a respectful and caretaking attitude towards Mother Earth. We seek to build our awareness and learn so as to better amplify the voices and stories of Indigenous peoples.
This land acknowledgement has been created by and with the Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire
NOTE:
It is important to show respect by pronouncing these words correctly:
PRONOUNCATION OF ABENAKI WORDS:
KOAS : COOS
ABENAKI: A-ben-A-kee
WABANAKI : WA-ben-A-kee
NDAKINNA : IN-DAH-kee-NAH
KOASEK: KO-a-SUK
ALNOBAK: AL-no-BAA
