Land Acknowledgement Statement

The people of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, Maine, acknowledge that the land our building of worship occupies may well have been ground that the Amessoukanti people inhabited and called home for centuries. We sincerely regret the turmoil and pain caused by the displacement of the Indigenous people from their homeland and the ongoing inequality, disrespect, and violence they endure. We hope to help restore our relationship with the Indigenous people by listening to and learning from them and by respecting their traditions, religions, relationship to the land and languages. Furthermore, we join the diocesan Committee on Indian Relations in recognizing the sovereignty of the Wabanaki people of Maine over their lands, something which all federally recognized Indian tribes have.