HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13 - Land AcknowledgementMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
SUBJECT: LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT PLAQUE - PEACE CIRCLE DEDICATION
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to approve a Land Acknowledgment for the Peace Circle
Public Art piece.
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
BACKGROUND: On Saturday, September 18, 2021 during GrapeFest weekend, the City
will dedicate the Peace Circle public art piece at the corner of East Dallas
Road and South Main Street.
If approved by the City Council, the wording for the Land Acknowledgment
plaque will read as follows:
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The City of Grapevine respectfully acknowledges all Indigenous People
who have lived on this land since time immemorial. We acknowledge and
give respect to the leaders of the 10 American Indian Nations who
gathered on the Grape Vine Prairie in 1843 in the spirit of peace, and we
reaffirm our friendship and relationship with their Nations. With this Peace
Circle we acknowledge that this was their homeland, and we share this
acknowledgment with the world.
Staff recommends approval.