The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday whether to begin each of its meetings with a public acknowledgement that it is taking place on "uncededed" Wiyot land.

"The city of Eureka acknowledges that we are located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Wiyot Tribe," reads sample land acknowledgement language, which the council directed staff to put together at its Oct. 6 meeting. "Please join us in acknowledging this fact as we work and meet together today."

If approved, the land acknowledgement would be included in every city council agenda and read aloud during each meeting after the roll call of council members. In a staff report, City Clerk Pam Powell explains the acknowledgement is a show of respect.