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Land Acknowledgement

Alamance County is rooted in deep indigenous history, as well as a trading path that runs through the county. Graham sits on traditional Sissiphaw/Occaneechi/Saponi/Eno/Saura lands. Alamance County has hundreds of current enrolled citizens and descendants of the OCCANEECHI who are alive and thriving today. 

A long time ago, the hilly land that is now called the Piedmont in North Carolina was the home of indigenous relatives, the Yésah, a people who had lived in peace and balance with their world for centuries. North Carolina had always been home to a large variety of Indian tribes, with the Secotan and the Chowan in the east, the Saponi, Tutelo, Occaneeci,  Sissaphaw and Tuscarora in the center, the Cherokee dominating the west, and dozens of other ones spread out along the state. As such, the Indians had a great influence throughout all of North Carolina’s history.

I would like to honor the 4 Directions, the Land, our People, the rivers, Grandmother Earth and Creator of it all.  AS we move forward with today’s agenda, please recognize and acknowledge the 8 state-recognized tribes and peoples, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Meherrin, Waccamaw Siouan, Lumbee, Coharie, Haliwa Saponi, Sappony and Cherokee as the past, the present and future caretakers of this land. – Written by Crystal Cavelier