Land acknowledgement
The Doris Duke Foundation acknowledges that it operates on the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Canarsie, Kānaka Maoli, Lenni-Lenape, Manahatin, Mattinecock, Mohican, Montauket, Munsee Lenape, Setauket, Shinnecock and Unkechaug across our locations in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and what are known today as Hillsborough, New Jersey, and New York, New York.
The Doris Duke Foundation’s work is guided by the passion and purpose of our founder, Doris Duke, as we commit to building a more creative, equitable and sustainable future. In her lifetime, Duke provided considerable support to Indigenous communities and cultures. Today we continue her legacy through a range of efforts that include:
Revitalization and digitization of the Doris Duke Native Oral History Project recordings.
Supporting Indigenous artists through the Shangri La 8x8: Source exhibition, Doris Duke Artist Awards and other initiatives.
Leading a first-of-its-kind commitment of over $100 million for a Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy.
The rematriation of the Split Rock Mountain property, a site of cultural significance to the Ramapough Lenape and supporting the launch of the Ramapough Munsee Land Alliance.
We offer these actions as a living land acknowledgement, an active commitment alongside relationship building, collaboration, programming and funding to support Indigenous peoples and lands.
