The proliferation of land acknowledgment statements are mere lip service until we acknowledge the legitimate stewardship of our local tribes. Until then those of us who are not of the Indigenous communities should only regard ourselves as visitors, uninvited guests or perhaps as an invasive species.
— Don Roberts
Kodiak
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