To honor California Native American day, we share with you our acknowledgment of the land that we live and work upon... We acknowledge that the California Roots Music & Arts Festival, at the Monterey Fair & Event Center, in the Monterey Bay is on the traditional, ancestral territories and homelands of the Esselen, Rumsen, Costanoan and Ohlone people. To recognize the ancestral lands is an important step in honoring the people who have called the Monterey Bay home from time immemorial and acknowledging their continued presence today. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor and make visible those whose land we work upon. We are grateful for the opportunity to host community gatherings here. As we acknowledge the Monterey Bay as the homeland of these tribes, we ask that you, as visitors, treat this place with the same respect as those who walked before you. We encourage you to learn more about the people of the Monterey Bay in their own words by visiting their websites. https://www.esselentribe.org/ http://www.ohlonecostanoanesselennation.org/ http://www.crc.nativeweb.org/ @esselentribeofmontereycounty @costanoanrumsencarmeltribe