We would like to acknowledge that this project will be exhibited in venues located on the traditional territories of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa, Okanagan, Secwepemc and Coast Salish First Peoples. We acknowledge the Indigenous peoples along the entire length of the Columbia River watershed, including but not limited to the: ?akisqnuk, Kenpesqt, Shuswap, Ktunaxa, Secwepemc, Sinixt, Okanagan, the Confederates Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville, Nespelem, San Poil, Palus, Wenatchi, Chelan, Entiat, Methow, Southern Okonogon, Moses Columbia, Nez Perce), Wanapum, Kalispel, Kootenai, Salish, Flathead, Coeur D’Alene, Colville, Spokane, Umatilla, Yakama, Burns Paiute, Shoshone Paiute, Shoshone Bannock, Warm Springs, Paiute Shoshone, Nez Perce, Chinook, Cowlitz, Lake, Sanpoil, Columbia, Wishram, Clatskanie and Clatsop.
This acknowledgement is a work-in-progress, and we welcome feedback on how (un)settlers can better work with Indigenous peoples for the sake of the river, becoming better relations.