The Sacramento Kings are celebrating Native American Heritage in November by becoming one of the few NBA teams to have a land acknowledgement at games.
On Monday, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians announced a partnership with the Kings.
As part of the partnership, a video will play at games that will talk about the ancestral land that the Golden 1 Center and Sacramento now occupy.
"We are grateful to the Sacramento Kings for this meaningful partnership and opportunity to share our history and our enduring connection to this land," said Chairwoman Regina Cuellar in a statement.
The video will contain the following message, similar to the land acknowledgement also issued by Sacramento State University :
"As the original inhabitants of Sacramento, we acknowledge the land we are

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