Land Acknowledgements

Treaty 1 is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Anishinabek, Inninewak, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples who, prior to contact with Europeans, created and maintained important trade routes, belonged to the land and respected non-human species, and thrived in a culture that was celebrated through language, ceremony, tradition and a sustainable economy.  Just as important is the acknowledgement that Treaty 1 Territory is also the homeland of the Metis Nation; a nation that came to be in the late 18th, early 19th century. A nation of people of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry with its own distinct culture, language and history.

Treaty 2 is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Dakota, Anishinabe, Inninewak , Oji-Cree, Dene and Metis peoples. It is on these lands, that prior to European contact, Indigenous peoples established and maintained important trade routes, connected with and lived off the land, and thrived in a culture of language, ceremony, tradition and a sustainable livelihood. 

Treaty 3 is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Ojibwe/Chippawa and on the homeland of the Metis Nation.

Treaty 4 is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and on the homeland of the Metis Nation.

Treaty 5 is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Nehinaw/Cree, Nakhawe/Saulteaux, and on the homeland of the Metis Nation.