Land Acknowledgement

The School of Social Welfare acknowledges that the University of Kansas resides on the ancestral territory of several tribal nations, including the Kaw, Osage, and Shawnee Peoples. Specifically, the University occupies land taken from these Native Peoples in 1825 with the Kaw Treaty and with the Shawnee Treaty enforced in 1854.

This land acknowledgement recognizes that Indigenous people are traditional guardians of the land and that there is an enduring relationship between Indigenous peoples and these traditional territories. Our School recognizes, advocates, and supports the sovereignty of the four-federally recognized tribes of Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

This acknowledgement reminds us to continue advocating for and supporting Native students, staff, and faculty while working towards decolonizing the systems of power and oppression.

Mary Eibes

Program Coordinator

Contact Info

maryeibes@ku.edu

785-864-0847

Watkins Home, Room 119

Biography —

Mary Eibes, LCPC, is a Program Coach with KanCoach, Kansas Strong in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas. Mary graduated from the University of Kansas with Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and currently is a licensed clinical professional counselor. Before joining KU, Mary provided therapeutic services to children with complex trauma histories, and families in community-based and inpatient settings.