Native Americans - First on the Land
CCCBC Acknowledgement Statement
The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) wishes to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples whose homeland is now Baltimore County. The lands upon which these campuses are built were once inhabited by the Accohannock, Accoceek, Assateague, Choptank, Conoy, Lenape, Matapeake, Mattawoman, Nanticoke, Ozine, Patuxent, Piscataway, Powhatan, Susquehannock, and Yaocomico people.
For thousands of years they lived, loved, learned, thrived, cherished, celebrated and died, long before the first European incursion. The Indigenous peoples who once lived in this region suffered from colonization, genocide, and cultural erasure, yet many descendants still remain, often hidden among us.
The Community College of Baltimore County not only recognizes and honors the history and legacy of these peoples; but also the Native communities who have made Baltimore their home, most especially the Lumbee and the Cherokee who have made rich contributions to the region.
CCBC refutes the European Doctrine of Discovery and instead pays homage to the Indigenous people who were here long before any European explorers set sail. CCBC remains dedicated to fostering an educational vision that respects the history, legacy, beliefs, and culture of Maryland’s Native peoples. We are committed to truth-telling, refuting falsehoods from the past and recognizing the Indigenous peoples’ rightful place as true natives of this land.