Thanks for coming out to celebrate Berkeley’s 156th birthday.
See you next year!
Land sold through the Morrill Act of 1862 to fund the University of California was expropriated from Native Nations. The Morrill Act is intricately tied to California’s unique history of Native dispossession and genocide. UC continues to benefit from this wealth accumulation today.
Without acknowledging past and ongoing injustices, we cannot fully live up to our mission.
For more information, please see “The University of California Land Grab: A Legacy of Profit from Indigenous Land—A Report of Key Learnings and Recommendations,” authored by Native American Student Development and the Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues. We also encourage you to watch “The University of California Land Grab: A Legacy of Profit from Indigenous Land” a powerful symposium hosted by Native American leaders and allies in 2020.