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Why visit Kalamazoo?

Human and Civil Rights β€’ Youth Empowerment β€’ Transboundary Water Issues β€’ American Pluralism β€’ Renewable Energy β€’ Disinformation in Media β€’ Transparency & Accountability in Government β€’ Women in Entrepreneurship β€’ Engagement in the Arts β€’ Higher Education and Study Abroad β€’ Social Services

 

Land Acknowledgement

At Global Ties Kalamazoo, we live and work on the land of the Council of the Three Firesβ€”the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. The city name Kalamazoo is anglicized from various indigenous references to its namesake river, and is located in southwestern Michiganβ€”the Michigamme, β€œthe place where food grows on water,” a reference to the abundant wild rice in our state. Indigenous nations of the Great Lakes region are also known as the Anishinaabe (original people) and their language is Anishinaabemowin.