Land Acknowledgment

With respect to the land and people who preceded us, the  faculty-led Center for Community, Heritage, and the Arts (CHArt) acknowledges that we are on colonized land traditionally belonging to the Catawba, Cheraw, Sugeree, Wateree, and Waxhaw Peoples, all of whom have stewarded this land throughout the generations.

Before this land was colonized and named the city of Charlotte, it was used as a place of meeting and trade by a diverse group of Indigenous peoples, including the Catawba, Cherokee, Congaree, and Saponi.

We also acknowledge that the greater Charlotte region has directly profited from the enslavement and forced labor of African people and their descendants. CHArt recognizes that knowing, acknowledging, and honoring the history of the land and the people is only the first step. We must support and listen to Indigenous and Black voices, while continuing to address the policies and practices that perpetuate oppression.