I write on and about the traditional homelands and waterways of the original and current caretakers of the region that is now Washington State. I acknowledge the over forty tribes and bands of indigenous people who were forced from their homelands under threat of violence as a result of European colonization, which allows me to write and live where I do today:

The Coast Salish peoples, whose land touches the shared waters of all tribes & bands within the Duwamish, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip & Muckleshoot nations

The shared traditional homelands of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

The Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe

The Palus people

And, I live and work within the Central District, Seattle’s historically Black neighborhood, which has been systematically threatened by policies and practices that remove Black history and presence. I humbly acknowledge my role in and benefit from the legacy of structural racism faced by Black people.