San Diego County Dedicates Tribal Land Acknowledgement Installation: A 35-Foot Flagpole and Bronze Plaque Honor All 18 Tribal Nations in the County
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California — The County of San Diego dedicated a new Tribal Land Acknowledgement installation at the County Administration Center in San Diego on November 12. The installation, set in the north courtyard by Waterfront Park, consists of a 35-foot tribal flagpole and a freestanding bronze plaque, erected as a permanent land acknowledgement.
The plaque, written in the Kumeyaay language and English, states that San Diego County is home to the Kumeyaay, Luiseño, Cupeño, and Cahuilla peoples, and lists all 18 federally recognized tribal nations in the county. San Diego County has more federally recognized tribal nations than any other county in the United States.
The installation was completed in partnership with the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (SCTCA), and the dedication was held during Native American Heritage Month in November. Tribal leaders including Kevin Osuna, chairman of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, attended and spoke, and the offices of Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer backed the project. Speakers noted that the county has held monthly tribal flag raisings at the administration center since 2023, and the new flagpole gives that flag a permanent home.
The county said the installation commemorates its ongoing government-to-government relationships with the tribal nations and helps visitors to the administration center learn about the Indigenous peoples of the land.
Source: County of San Diego
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Photo: 图：圣迭戈县行政中心外景，本次部落土地致谢装置即设于该中心北侧庭院。Adbar 摄，维基共享资源 CC BY-SA 3.0。 / Photo: The San Diego County Administration Center, in whose north courtyard the Tribal Land Acknowledgement installation was dedicated. By Adbar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
