Land Acknowledgment The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre acknowledges that we are on the traditional territory of many Indigenous Peoples including the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Neutral Peoples. We offer our thanks and honour all the generations of Peoples before us who have survived and thrived here since time immemorial. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, MĂŠtis and Inuit Peoples and by acknowledging this we are reminded that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous Peoples. This land continues to serve as a meeting place and crossroads for Peoples of many Nations. Our recognition of the contributions and importance of Indigenous Peoples is part of our collective commitment to make Truth and Reconciliation real in our community as we strive for a harmonious, shared future.
WHY DO WE ACKNOWLEDGE LAND? Land acknowledgment is a way to promote an awareness of Indigenous presence and land rights in everyday life and to recognize the history of colonialism and a need for change in settler colonial societies. Map provided by native-land.ca
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