LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We at Theater in the Open are incredibly lucky to have access to nearly 500 acres of Maudslay State Park for our theatrical and educational programming. However, the access to this land comes from a long and bloody history of genocide, disease, and forced removal of Indigenous communities that once lived in Northern Massachusetts.
We acknowledge that this land that we operate on is traditionally the land of Pawtucket, Pennacook, and Abenaki, and is the historic lands of the Wabanaki Confederacy. We use this acknowledgement to express our deep sorrow for the painful history of forced removal from this land, and to express our sincere gratitude for use of this space. We ask you to learn more about this, the process and importance of land acknowledgement, and ways to support Indigenous communities who are still here by exploring the materials we have gathered below. We hope these resources serve as a starting place for further learning and welcome feedback or additions to these materials from our community at info@theaterintheopen.org.
The Practice of Land Acknowledgement
Honor Native Land: Learn more about the process of Land Acknowledgment, view videos and download PDFs for more info.
Land Acknowledgement Explained (From Teen Vogue)
The Pennacook, Abenaki, and Wabanaki Confederacy
The Cowasuck Band of the Penacook Abenaki People
The Wabanaki Confederacy (Passamquoddy at Sipayik)
Penobscot-Abenaki Language (History and Lessons from Native Languages of the Americas)
Other Resources
Tribal Nations and the United States (PDF)
North American Indian Center of Boston