Land Acknowledgment

As a community at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, we acknowledge that we are on the unceded land called Suckiaug, or Black Earth, central to the lives of certain Indigenous peoples. The Connecticut River Valley has been home to Native people for millennia. Trinity College acknowledges the impact of marginalization on the Wangunk, Mahican, Nehantic, Nipmuck, Pequonock, Podunk, Tunxis, and Wappinger peoples, as well as other impacted groups. The Trinity community also honors the sovereignty of our neighbors, the Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan, Eastern Pequot, Golden Hill Paugussett, and Schaghticoke nations. We commit to continue partnering with the Indigenous communities of Hartford and from across the state.

In fall 2024, the Board of Trustees of Trinity College adopted a land acknowledgment. Additionally, the College will form a Land Acknowledgment Steering Committee which will collaborate with stakeholders across the Trinity community to develop commitments that strengthen existing partnerships and programs focused on indigenous communities, as well as to identify new initiatives that engender greater understanding and appreciation for indigenous communities in Hartford and within our college community.