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At Cornell, land acknowledgment statements have become a lukewarm formality, an excuse for inaction and ignorance. These statements of guilt, which can be important stepping stones for advancement, only add insult to injury when given halfheartedly and when not followed by real change.
By elevating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a forestry center in Minnesota works to restore ecosystems and Indigenous sovereignty.
In the 2022 Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, journalist Tristan Ahtone and historian Robert Lee discussed their investigations of how land grant universities, including Cornell, financially benefited from Indigenous displacement.
Back in 1785, the Georgia state legislature chartered the nation’s first publicly funded institution of higher learning. Lawmakers also gave 40,000 acres of state land to be sold to provide
STRAFFORD — This year, the Land-Grant College Act celebrates its 150th anniversary. Also known as the Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862 in honor of U.S. Sen. Justin Morrill, of Strafford, the legislation was lauded for expanding access to higher...