Beyond Acknowledgement with Roots Soccer Team
“Oakland Roots is proud to honor the original Indigenous caretakers of this land, the village of Huchiun, the deepest of our Roots.“
When Oakland Roots Soccer Team wanted to acknowledge the ancestral caretakers of the land they are on, they started by learning more about its history.
The team engaged with our resources, visited the land and helped out. Working with our creative team they shared our work on their platforms and together we created a tribute to this history, inscribing the words Indigenous Land and a design from an Ohlone basket on the field at Laney College with a giant stencil.
Our co-founder Corrina Gould, Tribal Chair for the Villages of Lisjan, attended the opening game to offer the Land Acknowledgement and share about our work. Roots continues to uplift rematriation and go beyond acknowledgement.
Learn more about our collaboration here.