University Library
Established in honor of the late William Everson, distinguished poet, master printer of the library’s Lime Kiln Press, and UCSC Poet-in-Residence, to provide enriched support for UCSC library collections in poetry and fine printing. Endowment income is used to build retrospective collections in the areas of contemporary American Poetry and American fine printing, in keeping with the Everson literary legacy
The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.
The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.
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