My practice exists on the ancestral lands of the Saura, Catawba, Keyauwee, and Sissipahaw peoples. These were diverse communities who lived, hunted, and traded here for centuries. I also acknowledge the violence that displaced them from their home.

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I recognize and honor the enslaved people and their descendants, whose hardships funded the buildings where my practice now sits.

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Twenty-two natural springs run underground where Reynolda Village was built, and one of them flows directly beneath the chicken coop. I believe the peaceful, magical feeling people experience when they enter can be attributed in large part to these waters, the same waters that drew European colonizers in the 18th century in search of healing.

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In acknowledgment of this history, I make regular donations to reparation funds as part of my work to dismantle unconscious, systemic racism.

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One of my favorite organizations to which to donate is Dogwood Alliance.  Dogwood Alliance works in the intersection of environmental protection and social justice, focusing their efforts in the Southeast.

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