FUUSN Land Acknowledgement

At its January 28, 2025 Board of Trustees meeting, the Board passed a land acknowledgement for FUUSN to use as appropriate in worship or community events. This statement was modified from one prepared by local indigenous leaders for the city of Newton’s MLK Day ceremony.

FUUSN acknowledges that Newton, Massachusetts is on the traditional homelands of the Eastern Woodland Indigenous Peoples. The indigenous Nations that belong to this land are known as the Aquinnah Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag, Herring Pond Wampanoag, Stockbridge Munsee, NIPMUC Tribe, and all Massachusetts Tribes.

At FUUSN, we respect and recognize it is a privilege to be living on these lands. We acknowledge the trauma experienced over centuries by the Indigenous peoples that live on these lands and who continue to face injustice. We honor with gratitude those peoples who have stewarded this land through the generations and their ongoing contributions to the region. We also acknowledge that these lands are sacred to generations yet to be born. We will continue to create and build healthy relations with the Indigenous Peoples of these lands. We thank all Indigenous Peoples.