South Edmonton

I acknowledge, with gratitude and remorse, that my home and place of work is on the stolen, ancestral and traditional territories of Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. I recognize this land is the unceded traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anashinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot). I acknowledge the genocide and forced removal taken by colonizers to wrongfully and illeagally secure this land. I commit to engaging in self-education, self-reflection and self-awareness to recognize how I continue to perpetuate the mentality and actions of colonization in both my personal and professional life. With deep respect, I pay tribute to the Survivors of Indian residential schools with special remembrance for those who never returned home. With admiration in my heart, I celebrate the thriving and empowered Indigenous communities that continue to flourish today and pledge to do my part to work towards truth and reconciliation.