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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Environment & Sustainability Commission Meeting: March 14, 2023
AGENDA SECTION:
AGENDA ITEM: Land Acknowledgement
Old Business
PREPARED BY: Jane Byron, Stormwater Specialist AGENDA NO. 6.c.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: BLE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Form a Land Acknowledgement Implementation
Subcommittee
DISCUSSION
At its January 2023 meeting, the Environment & Sustainability Commission (ESC) recommended the
following Land Acknowledgement be routed to the City Council for adoption:
Rosemount sits upon the traditional and Treaty land of the Dakota people who along with the
Ojibwe people, are the Indigenous peoples of the land now called Minnesota. We would like
to recognize and honor the Dakota people for the working of, knowledge, connections and care of
this land, this water and soil, that has brought us here and has contributed to our lives.
City staff is seeking further background and guidance on this item based on ESC discussions at its January
meeting prior to presentation to Council and recommends formation of an ESC Land Acknowledgement
Implementation Subcommittee to investigate the following information for presentation at future ESC
meetings:
Training recommendations for City Staff and Council to assist in successful implementation
Recommendation on long form Acknowledgement development
Recommendations on other program components needed for successful implementation
SUMMARY
Form a Land Acknowledgement Implementation Subcommittee to make recommendations for successful
implementation of the Land Acknowledgement if approve by the City Council.
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