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Nikeyaa noojimowin miikanaans                                    Photo courtesy of the Wye Marsh
        Along the Healing Path
        GBDSS student mural, Tay Trail, Waubaushene

        LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

        Today we are privileged to live, work, and play on the
        traditional and Treaty territory of the Anishinabek
        Nation; specifically, the Chippewas Tri–Council
        comprised of Beausoleil First Nation, Chippewas of
        Rama First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina
        Island First Nation. This territory is included in the Dish
        with One Spoon Wampum, the pre-confederation
        Treaty 5 and Treaty 16, and included within the
        Williams Treaties of 1923. The Huron–Wendat and
        Haudenosaunee Confederacy have also walked
        on this territory over time. This is also the home to
        many Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island,
        including the Inuit and Métis. The Original Peoples
        lived a life of stewardship rather than exploitation.

        We are all Treaty people and share the responsibility to
        protect and preserve our first Mother, the earth, and
        to ensure that she is here for future generations. We
        understand that the standard of living we enjoy here is
        as a result of thousands of years of stewardship by the
        original inhabitants and the inequitable taking of the
        land from them.

        We are dedicated to honouring Indigenous self-
        determination, history and culture and are committed
        to moving forward in the spirit of reconciliation and
        respect with all First Nation, Métis and Inuit people.



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