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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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