On Sunday morning, we burned off some calories together to get us ready for a day of studying. We got together on the school’s courtyard with our water bottles and high spirits. Thank you to our wonderful classmate Maribel who is a certified Zumba instructor for taking some time to teach us some cool moves while getting a good workout in! Afterwards, we indulged in some healthy snacks and went on our way to a productive Sunday. Can every Sunday be this productive?
Native Land Acknowledgement
We take a moment to recognize that Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun (Huichin) (Hoo-Choon), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho-Chen-yo) speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the historic and sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma (Muh-wek-muh) Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band.
We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has benefited, and continues to benefit, from the use and occupation of this land since the institution's founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university's relationship to Native peoples. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold the University of California, Berkeley more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.