”CSU, Hughes and Native American Heritage” by Jordan Williams

Read the touching letter submitted by Jordan Williams about CSU’s Native Lands Acknowledgement, CSU’s status as a land-grant institution, and the clear contradiction of CSU’s proposed housing development at Hughes in partnership with Florida-based Lennar Homes. North Forty News, December 1, 2020.

”…I look forward to seeing the initiative on the ballot in April 2021. But I also know that it is a long road ahead as privileged people and institutions like myself and CSU try to engage with the existing Native Nations on their own terms and right the wrongs of the past. Therefore, I think having CSU discontinue their current SPAR process involving the sale of the Hughes Stadium land to a private developer is a good first step towards CSU’s attempt “in recognizing (their) institutional history, responsibility, and commitment” to Native lands. #LandAcknowledgement #NativeAmericanHeritageDay…“

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