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I think it's really important for us
to acknowledge

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our tribal relatives wherever we are
and whenever we can.

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So I ask you all to join me in
acknowledging

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the Amah Mutsun communities,
their elders,

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both past and present,
as well as emerging,

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for they are our future.

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These lands and waters were founded upon
exclusions and erasures

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of many Indigenous people,
including the Amah Mutsun, whose waters

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this vessel,
the Okeanos Explorer, sits upon today.

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In spite of all that is happening, each
tribe, council,

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clan, and band is working hard
to restore their traditional stewardship

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practices on their lands and waters
and heal from this historic trauma.

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Together as a community,
we can acknowledge the mistakes

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and atrocities of the past,

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move forward in remembrance
and relationship with the local Amah Mutsun

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and other Indigenous people in our areas
to begin the process of healing

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by making sure that the processes here
and everywhere we are

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make room for all Indigenous voices
to be heard,

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their traditional knowledge
of their territories be listened to,

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and their people
to be a part of the healing of these lands

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and waters as well as themselves.

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This is a call to action
to all to begin the process

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of creating a relationship
with your local Indigenous communities

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and to work to dismantle the ongoing
legacies of settler colonialism.

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Thank you
for giving me the time to say that.