DEI Statement and Land Acknowledgement

DEI Statement

Everyone is welcome. Discrimination is not. Our community includes people of color and indigenous communities and we seek to expand equitable support; SOAK does not allow discrimination, hate speech or any racist displays, actions, words, or symbols, and there are no prerequisites for participation in the community. Being a part of the SOAK community means respecting, supporting and protecting everyone in our community. That’s why we’re committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. Join us.

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge the people who have lived on this land for thousands of years before us, the Tygh people. Now a part of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, their descendants still fish and live on the land we enjoy. With respect, we honor and recognize their presence.

Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and colonization as well as the continual displacement of Native people by the United States. SOAK is committed to recognizing the inequities inherent in our culture and taking action to dismantle them.   

Please join us in acknowledging the contributions Indigenous peoples have, and continue to make to our region and beyond.