Land Acknowledgement
The Community Roots School is located in modern-day Silverton, Oregon.
This place where we live and work has been, and continues to be, the ancestral lands and home of indigenous peoples since time immemorial. We honor the elders of both past and present, as well as future generations, of the Molalla and Kalapuya peoples who are today represented by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz. We express gratitude for their stewardship of the land we currently occupy.
We know that our presence here is the result of a treacherous history of colonization, land theft, and oppression. As educators we acknowledge and assume the responsibility to share this important aspect of our local history with our students. We must help them to develop an appreciation for those who came before us and whose territory we now occupy. We must encourage our students, and ourselves, to pursue a journey of learning to better know, celebrate, and understand our current modern-day indigenous neighbors, with the goal of developing an understanding of how we can be better allies.
With this awareness of history and responsibility to the people who were here originally, to their living descendants, and to future generations, we speak this land acknowledgment here to be clear in our intentions for positive engagement as community members with Indigenous tribes, peoples and projects.
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Non Discrimination Notice
The Community Roots School prohibits discrimination and harassment on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, veterans’ status, or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, veterans’ status of any other persons with whom the individual associates.
Title IX
Students or families who believe they have been discriminated against or harassed based on any of the characteristics listed above may file a complaint with our Title IX Coordinator who has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies.
Our Title IX Coordinator, Christen Kelly can be reached via email at kelly_christen@silverfalls.k12.or.us or by phone (503) 874-4107.