Land Acknowledegment
Honoring Place, Story, and Stewardship
Capitol City Cottage stands on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Nisenan people. Their language, culture, and care for this land continue today, despite centuries of colonization, displacement, and erasure. We honor their enduring presence and sovereignty, and we recognize the deep history that long predates the city we now call Sacramento.
We also acknowledge the labor and legacy of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad and helped shape the development of the historic R Street corridor—just steps from our door. Their work and resilience laid the foundation for California’s growth, though their contributions were often excluded from the city’s official narratives.
Only two blocks north of this cottage once stood Sacramento’s historic West End—a thriving hub of Black life, culture, and commerce before it was destroyed through 20th-century redevelopment. This home survived because it fell on the “right side” of redlining maps. That history matters to us.
As queer, interracial, Jewish, and Black women, we hold a deep awareness that our ability to live, love, and create here is shaped by both privilege and resistance. Stewardship, to us, means using this space to nurture beauty, belonging, and truth—and to ensure that the stories of those who came before are not forgotten.
Capitol City Cottage is one small thread in Sacramento’s vast and ongoing story. We are committed to honoring this place by learning from its layered past, supporting local Indigenous and Black-led organizations, and using our platform to foster connection, empathy, and care.
Acknowledgment is Only a Beginning
We encourage all who visit, stay, or gather here to take a moment to reflect on the history beneath your feet—and to consider how your presence, work, and creativity can contribute to a more just and connected future.
To learn more about the original stewards of this region and ways to engage in continued relationship and reciprocity, visit:
nisenan.org – Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe
chirpca.org – California Heritage Indigenous Research Project
This land acknowledgment was written with care, humility, and ongoing learning. We know that words are not enough—but they are a place to begin.