We, the department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, acknowledge that we work, learn, and educate on the unceded, ancestral territory of the Musqueam people. This land has always been a place of learning and growth. Community, ceremony, and sacred relationships have always existed here. We acknowledge, however, that modern universities have devalued and disrespected Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. In particular, we recognize that our own specific disciplines, research, and topics (including Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Classics, and Near Eastern Studies) have often been abused to serve as tools of colonialism, and have contributed to devastating harm to Indigenous peoples and their land. We commit to working with Indigenous and non-Indigenous members of our community to bring change: to reshaping our curricula, to equipping ourselves and our students for more meaningful and appropriate engagement with Indigeneity and Indigenous peoples, and to implementing UBC’s Indigenous Strategic Plan.