Land Acknowledgement
As an open educational resource developed originally for the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), we developed this book with the ethics of inclusivity at the front of our minds. As an art history text, we also focus on accurate historical context.
Thus, at the outset, we acknowledge that UTA is located on land originally occupied and stewarded by indigenous peoples. The UTA Land Acknowledgement Task Force constructed the following statement to recognize these peoples and the history of settlement that greatly affected them.
Learn more at Native Matters: The UTA Land Acknowledgement & Courtyard Hub.
UTA Land Acknowledgement Statement
The University of Texas at Arlington respectfully acknowledges the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes upon whose historical homelands the university is located. Their ancestors resided here for generations before being violently displaced by US settlers and soldiers in the mid-1800s CE. We recognize the historical presence of the Caddo Nation and other Tribal Nations in the region, the ongoing presence and achievement of many people who moved to the area due to the Indian Relocation program of the 1950s and 1960s CE, and the vital presence and accomplishments of our Native students, faculty, and staff.
