We acknowledge that California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo is located on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini, the Northern Chumash tribe of San Luis Obispo County and the Salinan and Yokuts tribes of the Central Coast region. We recognize and honor the land itself and the indigenous stewardship that has allowed people to reside on this territory for millennia. As guests, we celebrate and respect the ancestral homelands, diverse cultures, histories, and traditions of these Native communities. We affirm our responsibility to uplift and support the modern-day descendants of these peoples.