Peeper McDonald (she/her), holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Practice and is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Her research and clinical interests include: Professional identity, social justice and advocacy issues, and multicultural issues in counseling. She has presented and published on these topics, with specific focus on the racial mislabeling, color-blindness and discrimination, and identity development of Multiracial individuals. As a Biracial, but often White-assumed person, she loves learning about the complex nature of Multiracial identity and the roles privilege and oppression play within these intersectional identities and how these impact those in our community.
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Land Acknowledgment:
As a Biracial American (Indigenous Cherokee and European American) and in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, I acknowledge that the greater Atlanta area operates within the traditional homeland territory of the Cherokee and Muskogee Creek Tribes. I acknowledge that we gather, operate, and benefit every day on traditional tribal land and therefore this Land Acknowledgement is dedicated to the Indigenous people who have lost their lives in this country by a system of colonialism and hatred. I dedicate this acknowledgement in remembrance of them, and the continued fight for sovereignty and human rights today. Knowing where we live and work does not change the past, but an understanding of the continuing colonial and genocidal consequences of this past can empower each of us in our work, whether research, teaching, counseling, or community activism to create a future that nurtures growth and justice for all beings. May we all play a part in this truth and healing.
(adapted from nativegov.org)
Labor Acknowledgment:
I acknowledge that much of what we know of this country today, including its culture, economic growth, and development throughout history and across time, has been made possible by the labor of enslaved Africans, their ascendants and their descendants, who suffered the horror of the transatlantic trafficking of their people, chattel slavery, and Jim Crow. We are indebted to their labor and sacrifice, and we must acknowledge the tremors of that violence throughout the generations and the resulting impact that can still be felt and witnessed today. I also acknowledge the unnamed essential workers who labor for low wages and poor working conditions who maintain our economic, educational, and social systems as we currently know them. I thank them and advocate for equitability of pay, benefits, and share appreciation for those who serve in these essential positions.
(adapted from Dollarhide et al., ACES 2021)
As a Biracial American (Indigenous Cherokee and European American) and in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, I acknowledge that the greater Atlanta area operates within the traditional homeland territory of the Cherokee and Muskogee Creek Tribes. I acknowledge that we gather, operate, and benefit every day on traditional tribal land and therefore this Land Acknowledgement is dedicated to the Indigenous people who have lost their lives in this country by a system of colonialism and hatred. I dedicate this acknowledgement in remembrance of them, and the continued fight for sovereignty and human rights today. Knowing where we live and work does not change the past, but an understanding of the continuing colonial and genocidal consequences of this past can empower each of us in our work, whether research, teaching, counseling, or community activism to create a future that nurtures growth and justice for all beings. May we all play a part in this truth and healing.
(adapted from nativegov.org)
Labor Acknowledgment:
I acknowledge that much of what we know of this country today, including its culture, economic growth, and development throughout history and across time, has been made possible by the labor of enslaved Africans, their ascendants and their descendants, who suffered the horror of the transatlantic trafficking of their people, chattel slavery, and Jim Crow. We are indebted to their labor and sacrifice, and we must acknowledge the tremors of that violence throughout the generations and the resulting impact that can still be felt and witnessed today. I also acknowledge the unnamed essential workers who labor for low wages and poor working conditions who maintain our economic, educational, and social systems as we currently know them. I thank them and advocate for equitability of pay, benefits, and share appreciation for those who serve in these essential positions.
(adapted from Dollarhide et al., ACES 2021)
