{"id":96616,"date":"2026-08-29T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=96616"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:32:26","slug":"spotlight-on-alliance-for-beyond-land-acknowledgement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/outdoors\/spotlight-on-alliance-for-beyond-land-acknowledgement\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Spotlight On:<\/strong> Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>For the Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement (ABLA), recognizing that Western North Carolina residents occupy the ancestral lands of the Cherokee people is meant to be a beginning, not an end.<\/p>\n<p>ABLA is a nonprofit organization that works to strengthen relationships with the Cherokee and other Indigenous peoples while encouraging individuals, faith communities and civic organizations to move from simple acknowledgement toward education, solidarity, justice and healing. Its vision includes greater recognition of Cherokee sovereignty and respect for generations of stewardship of ancestral lands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-96620\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Spotlight-On-logowith-QR-Code-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organization grew from the \u201cBeyond Land Acknowledgement: Toward Reparations and Healing\u201d conference held at UNC Asheville in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcknowledging that we\u2019re on stolen land is a good first step, but we hope folks understand that it\u2019s just that: a first step and not all that\u2019s needed,\u201d says Pat Johnson, co-founder of ABLA. \u201cABLA hopes folks will have an ongoing curiosity about Native culture, spirituality and values and that they continuously strive to be strong allies. ABLA promotes working with Cherokees and other Native Peoples to develop relationships, healing from previous and ongoing harms, and walking together in a better way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Education is a significant part of that work. ABLA provides programs featuring speakers, films and other learning opportunities and maintains resources related to Indigenous history, culture and allyship. Members can also participate in trips to Cherokee and attend events organized by Native communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoving beyond mere acknowledgement means investing time and effort to learn how we got where we are, what advantages we accrued through the suffering and deprivation of other peoples, and what actions we can take to help stop the harm that is still going on and repair the harm that has accumulated historically,\u201d says Steve Livingston, treasurer of ABLA. \u201cWe trust that these efforts will build understanding and solidarity, and that our collective aspiration for justice will lead to reparative actions and healing from our country\u2019s original genocide, and interruption of the continuing oppression of the first peoples of this continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As ABLA develops its work, its members are also conscious of the distinction between supporting Indigenous communities and attempting to speak on their behalf. The organization has Cherokee advisors and seeks input from members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) while recognizing that no single person can represent an entire community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe humbly listen carefully to the Cherokee people and other Tribal Peoples so that we follow their lead rather than speaking what we think they would say,\u201d Johnson says. \u201cThey must be involved in decisions, plans and actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For O\u2019Neill, learning how to be an ally has meant paying attention not only to what information is shared but also to who should be responsible for sharing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince becoming involved with this work, I have learned so much more than I knew before, especially about the Cherokee,\u201d O\u2019Neill says. \u201cThey are real people to me. I am honored to call some of them friends, and to be in the process of building respectful collaborative relationships. I have also learned more about how to be a better ally of Native People, especially to respect their wishes about how and what we share about them with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For people who want to begin developing a deeper understanding of Cherokee history and contemporary life, ABLA members suggest visiting and supporting the Museum of the Cherokee People, reading the <em>Cherokee One Feather<\/em> publication, attending public events in Cherokee, supporting Cherokee arts and learning about the Land Back movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting to know Cherokee people can enrich our lives,\u201d Arrendell says. \u201cAnd each one of us has the opportunity to find in our hearts responsible and loving reparations for the harm that was done on our behalf by the forced taking of Native lands and life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABLA is planning public programs this fall, including a screening of <em>Our Spirits Don\u2019t Speak English<\/em>, a film about residential boarding schools, with EBCI speaker Patty Grant on Friday, September 18, from 5\u20137 p.m. in Black Mountain. A Saturday, October 10 program will feature Beau Carroll, lead archaeologist for the EBCI Tribal Historic Preservation Office.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information about ABLA, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/AllianceBeyondLandAcknowledgement.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AllianceBeyondLandAcknowledgement.org<\/a> or email <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;lt&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x61;&#108;li&#x65;&#x73;&#x34;&#98;la&#x40;&#x67;&#x6d;&#97;il&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#109;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a&#x6c;l&#105;&#x65;s&#x34;b&#108;&#x61;&#64;&#x67;&#x6d;a&#x69;l&#46;&#x63;o&#x6d;<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement (ABLA), recognizing that Western North Carolina residents occupy the ancestral lands of the Cherokee people is meant to be a beginning, not an end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":96620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communities","category-outdoors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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