BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Central Kitsap School Board President Bruce Richards and other members last week expressed the desire to include land acknowledgments at their meetings that honor Kitsap’s two federally recognized tribes: the Suquamish and Port Gamble S’Klallam. The Kitsap Sun reports the proposal is designed as a gesture of gratitude and respect for the indigenous people who first called Kitsap County home. Richards says land acknowledgements became part of Washington State School Directors’ Association meetings before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Other government organizations and community groups have also prioritized them.
School board plans to start tribal land acknowledgments
