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Land Acknowledgement*
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*A territorial or land acknowledgement is an act of reconciliation that involves making a statement recognizing the traditional territory of the Indigenous people who called the land home before the arrival of settlers, and in many cases still do call it home.
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Windsor is the traditional territory of the Attawandaron, the Anishnabeg, and the Haudenosaunee peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. Toronto is in the Dish With One Spoon Territory. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, Europeans and all newcomers have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.
The land we are performing on today is also the traditional territory of many other nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. Theatre is an act of telling stories. We would like to acknowledge that we are not the original story tellers of this land. We wish to express gratitude to Mother Earth and for the resources we are using, express gratitude for being afforded the privilege to continue to tell stories on this land and honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit* people who have been living on the land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening these communities in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
As settlers, this recognition of the contributions and historic importance of Indigenous peoples must also be clearly and overtly connected to our collective commitment to make the promise and the challenge of Truth and Reconciliation real in our communities, and in particular to bring justice for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls across our country.
*We are aware that our settler acknowledgment uses language which may differ from language used by First Nation, Métis and Inuit people. We understand that language is fluid and living, and we respect this diversity. We are also aware that not all First Nation, Métisand Inuit people refer to themselves in the same way. Some may refer to themselves in spiritual or religious contexts, while some use regional names.
The land we are performing on today is also the traditional territory of many other nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples. Theatre is an act of telling stories. We would like to acknowledge that we are not the original story tellers of this land. We wish to express gratitude to Mother Earth and for the resources we are using, express gratitude for being afforded the privilege to continue to tell stories on this land and honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit* people who have been living on the land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening these communities in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
As settlers, this recognition of the contributions and historic importance of Indigenous peoples must also be clearly and overtly connected to our collective commitment to make the promise and the challenge of Truth and Reconciliation real in our communities, and in particular to bring justice for murdered and missing indigenous women and girls across our country.
*We are aware that our settler acknowledgment uses language which may differ from language used by First Nation, Métis and Inuit people. We understand that language is fluid and living, and we respect this diversity. We are also aware that not all First Nation, Métisand Inuit people refer to themselves in the same way. Some may refer to themselves in spiritual or religious contexts, while some use regional names.
