Land Acknowledgment Statement
Slippery Rock University has developed an official land acknowledgment statement to build a better understanding of the relationship between the university, the indigenous peoples of this region, and the land on which SRU is situated.
"Slippery Rock University recognizes and acknowledges the Indigenous people of this land where we teach, learn and grow: the Seneca, Erie, Lenape and Susquehannock, among other unknown and forgotten communities. Today, the Seneca Nation of Indians, part of the Hodinöhšönih -- the Six Nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora) -- is the only remaining Nation from this area to retain any land in the region. Let this acknowledgment be an opportunity for us all to contemplate our responsibilities as current occupants of this land."