This video features a speech by Randy Williams, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence at Elon University, opening an event with a land acknowledgment. He begins by highlighting the historical significance of the land on which Elon University is located, noting that it has a rich history involving American Indian tribes who were the original caretakers of the land. Williams invites the audience to reflect on the official land acknowledgment of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation and proceeds to recite it. The acknowledgment recognizes the presence of several Native tribes, including the Eno, Tutelo, Saponi, Occaneechi, and Shakori peoples, and identifies the land as traditionally part of the Saponi territory in the Piedmont region of present-day North Carolina. He further mentions the area's proximity to the Great Trading Path, historically used by both Native and non-native peoples. Williams emphasizes that the Saponi people, whose descendants include the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, continue to live in this region and are officially recognized by the state government of North Carolina. The speech concludes by paying respect to the elders of the Occaneechi people, both past and present, and calls upon the audience to honor their ancestral lands with the same respect, love, and care that the Occaneechi Saponi people continue to show today.