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</div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--4875"> <p>Every community owes its existence and strength to the generations before them, around the world, who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy into making the history that led to this moment.</p> <p dir="ltr">Truth and acknowledgement are critical in building mutual respect and connections across all barriers of heritage and difference.</p> <p dir="ltr">So, we acknowledge the truth that is often buried: We are on the ancestral lands of the Piscataway People, who are the ancestral stewards of this sacred land. It is their historical responsibility to advocate for the four-legged, the winged, those that crawl and those that swim. They remind us that clean air and pristine waterways are essential to all life.</p> <p dir="ltr">This Land Acknowledgement is a vocal reminder for each of us as two-leggeds to ensure our physical environment is in better condition than what we inherited, for the health and prosperity of future generations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer" aria-label="Main"> <div class="site-footer-main"> <div class="max-bound"> <nav class="site-footer-nav" aria-label="Footer"> <ul> <li> <a href="/about-us" title="About the Department of Resident Life" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/103">About</a> </li> <li> <a href="/terp-housing/apply" title="Apply for Housing at the University of Maryland" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/318">Apply</a> </li> <li> <a href="/terp-housing" title="Terp Housing Page - Step Into Your New Home at UMD " data-drupal-link-system-path="node/99">Terp Housing</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://starrez.umd.edu/" title="Login to the Housing Portal - Resident Life, University of Maryland">Housing Portal</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-us/contact-us" title="Contact the Department of Resident Life" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/104">Contact Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/articles/site-map" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/366">Site Map</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="site-footer-about"> <div class="site-footer-logo"> <img src="/sites/default/files/dsa-drl-footer-logo.png" alt="Department of Resident Life footer logo"> </div> <div class="site-footer-address"> <strong>Department of Resident Life</strong><br> <span>7626 Regents Drive, 2101 Annapolis Hall, College Park, MD 20742</span><br> <a aria-label="3013142100" href="tel:+3013142100">301-314-2100</a> <span aria-hidden="true"> 路 </span> <a href="mailto:reslife@umd.edu">reslife@umd.edu</a> </div> <div class="site-footer-social"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/umdreslife" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Twitter</span> <span class="icon icon-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UMDreslife" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Facebook</span> <span class="icon icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/UMDReslife/" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Instagram</span> <span class="icon icon-instagram" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/umdreslife" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Youtube</span> <span class="icon icon-youtube" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="site-footer-legal"> <div class="max-bound"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://umd.edu" target="_blank">UMD.edu</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.umd.edu/web-accessibility">Web Accessibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.umd.edu/privacy-notice" target="_blank">Privacy Notice</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </footer> <a href="#" class="back-to-top">Back to Top</a> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/361","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"8d6e40ea470fa682f3e79d63956245e7152d8aaae4503f8aec2658ad9a734c20"}}</script> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_EnscVg7pLPOKwIsyUs1890r_P1kkHeZ6sL0DQVYei4c.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=umd_terp&include=eJwrzU2JL0ktKtBPz8lPSszRKQXyi5Mz8vNzyjNTUuMzUhNTUov0QaIQJgDTjxMI"></script> <script src="https://umd-header.umd.edu/build/bundle.js?search=1&search_domain=reslife&events=0&news=0&schools=0&admissions=0&support=0&support_url=&wrapper=&sticky=0"></script> </body> </html>