Land Acknowledgement

The land in which we are gathered here today has been held by the Indigenous People since time immemorial. Today we will acknowledge them.  

We are forever grateful to those who had been on these lands before us and through their stewardship and connection to the land, have made it what it is now. We want to acknowledge that the land we are on is the unceded and sovereign territory of the Akwesasne Mohawk and their ancestors. We also acknowledge the Algonquin, Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-o-show-nee), Huron-Wendat (huron-wen·dat), and Abenaki who are neighbors and partners to the Akwesasne Mohawk.

We also acknowledge the contributions of other Indigenous groups as well as the Métis and Inuit for their work in shaping and building this country into what it is now.

“Every Child Matters” honors the innocent lives lost, every child is important especially those that lost their lives and those still healing from their time at residential school.

While we recognize the past injustices and try to right the wrongs, we will walk together on the path of healing, truth, and reconciliation.