Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that UNCMUNC XV takes place on the land history of the Occaneechi, Shakori, Eno, and Sissipahaw peoples. Additionally, North Carolina has been home to many Indigenous peoples at various points in time, including the tribes/nations of Bear River/Bay River, Cape Fear, Catawba, Chowanoke, Coree/Coranine, Creek, Croatan, Eno, Hatteras, Keyauwee, Machapunga, Moratoc, Natchez, Neusiok, Pamlico, Shakori, Sara/Cheraw, Sissipahaw, Sugeree, Wateree, Weapemeoc, Woccon, Yadkin, and Yeopim.

UNCMUNC XV acknowledges that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an institution built by enslaved Africans and their descendants, and our institution did not admit Black students until 1955. Today, Black individuals and People of Color disproportionately work as service staff on our campus and in our broader society. This community is mainly responsible for maintaining our campus, the food and food service available at Chapel Hill, and many other necessities that make our gatherings possible.

We ask delegates to acknowledge this as they visit our campus for UNCMUNC XV.