Lilac City Roller Derby

Lilac City Roller Derby is Spokane Washington’s first 501c3, WFTDA certified, flat track roller derby league.
Founded in 2006 as the Lilac City Roller Girls, LCRD has grown from a small group of women to a league that supports two WFTDA gendered teams, a men’s team, an open gender team and a motivated group of new skaters pushing themselves to learn the skills necessary to play full-contact roller derby.

 We acknowledge that we operate on the traditional land of the Spokane People and take a moment of pause to acknowledge not only the impact of the colonization of this land but also the strength and resiliency of the Spokane people and their relatives. We recognize the Spokane People as stewards of this land and the relationship that exists between area indigenous people and their traditional lands since time immemorial. We give thanks to the traditions and legacy of the indigenous people and their descendants and pledge to work to cultivate a relationship and honor their stewardship and values.

 This Land Acknowledgement exists as a statement to Indigenous Persons who are here and who’ve been here since time immemorial. This statement does not exist in the past tense, but instead serves as a first step toward relationship building and supportive association. At Lilac City Roller Derby we value being good neighbors not only within our small community of skaters and league members but also to the people and the land we will visit for practices and games in the future. We acknowledge we have much to learn about land management and practices from the Indigenous Persons who have been and are still here, and are excited to foster space to continue learning, growing, and being good neighbors.

We extend a heartfelt thanks to Flora and Fauna Early Learning Center for their assistance on crafting our land acknowledgement.