Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples Traditional Territory
Guide to
Acknowledging First Peoples
& Traditional Territory
September 2017
CAUT Guide to Acknowledging
First Peoples & Traditional Territory
September 2017
The following document offers the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
recommended territorial acknowledgement for institutions where our members work,
organized by province. While most of these campuses are included, the list will
gradually become more complete as we learn more about specific traditional territories.
When requested, we have also included acknowledgements for other post-secondary
institutions as well.
We wish to emphasize that this is a guide, not a script. We are recommending the
acknowledgements that have been developed by local university-based Indigenous
councils or advisory groups, where possible. In other places, where there are multiple
territorial acknowledgements that exist for one area or the acknowledgements are
contested, the multiple acknowledgements are provided. This is an evolving, working
guide.
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CAUT Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples and Traditional Territory
September 2017
Contents
1| How to use this guide
Our process
2| Acknowledgement statements
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Qu¨¦bec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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CAUT Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples and Traditional Territory
September 2017
1| How to use this guide
The goal of this guide is to encourage all academic staff
association representatives and members to acknowledge
the First Peoples on whose traditional territories we live
and work. This acknowledgement appropriately takes
place at the commencement of courses, meetings or
conferences, and presentations (given either at one¡¯s
home institution or elsewhere).
Acknowledging territory shows recognition of and
respect for Aboriginal Peoples. It is recognition of their
presence both in the past and the present. Recognition
and respect are essential elements of establishing healthy,
reciprocal relations. These relationships are key to
reconciliation, a process to which CAUT is committed.
While acknowledging territory is very welcome, it is
only a small part of cultivating strong relationships with
the First Peoples of Canada. Acknowledging territory
and First Peoples should take place within the larger
context of genuine and ongoing work to forge real
understanding, and to challenge the legacies of
colonialism. Territorial acknowledgements should not
simply be a pro forma statement made before getting on
with the ¡°real business¡± of the meeting; they must be
understood as a vital part of the business.1
CAUT strongly encourages academic staff associations to
reach out to local Indigenous communities to open
pathways for dialogue, specifically to discuss the wording
of the acknowledgement. This is important to ensure
that it is both respectful and representative, as
acknowledgments sometimes change, or specific
communities are given prominence depending on the
context or the audience in attendance. Also, given that
there is no single standard orthography for traditional
Indigenous names, this can be an opportunity to ensure
correct pronunciation of Indigenous community or
nation names.
The recognition of M¨¦tis presence and nationhood is
also essential. While the M¨¦tis are acknowledged in
some of the territorial acknowledgements listed below,
this aspect of the Guide needs to be developed. We
therefore ask that, in consultation with local M¨¦tis
associations, you include acknowledgement of M¨¦tis
People where appropriate.
Our process
This document has been reviewed by CAUT¡¯s
Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Working Group
and much effort has been made to ensure that it is
accurate. We would also like to thank the many
members of CAUT¡¯s listserv for Aboriginal Academic
Staff who have provided generous and valuable feedback
in the development of this guide.
Many of the acknowledgements have been developed
solely through consulting written documents, such as
treaty maps and texts. Community consultation remains
essential. We would very much appreciate suggested
edits. Please contact CAUT with any suggested changes
or additions.
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1. For more about what meaningfully acknowledging
First Peoples entails, please take a look at the following
article:
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2| Acknowledgement statements
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Memorial University of Newfoundland
(St. John¡¯s)
University of Prince Edward Island
(Charlottetown)
1/
I [we] would like to respectfully acknowledge the
territory in which we gather, as the ancestral unceded
homelands of the Beothuk and the island of
Newfoundland as the ancestral unceded homelands of
the Mi¡¯kmaq and Beothuk.
We [I] would like to begin by acknowledging that the
land on which we gather is the traditional and unceded
territory of the Abegweit Mi¡¯kmaq First Nation.
2/
I [we] would like to respectfully acknowledge the
territory in which we gather, as the ancestral home-lands
of the Beothuk and the island of Newfoundland as the
ancestral homelands of the Mi¡¯kmaq and Beothuk. I (we)
would also like to recognize the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and
NunatuKavut and the Innu of Nitassinan, and their
ancestors, as the original people of Labrador. We strive
for respectful partnerships with all the peoples of this
province as we search for collective healing and true
reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together.
Acadia University (Wolfville)
¡ª Acknowledgement provided by Office of Aboriginal Affairs,
Memorial University
Nova Scotia
We [I] would like to begin by acknowledging that we
are in Mi¡¯kma¡¯ki , the ancestral and unceded territory of
the Mi¡¯kmaq People. This territory is covered by the
¡°Treaties of Peace and Friendship¡± which Mi¡¯kmaq and
Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the
British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with
surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized
Mi¡¯kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and
established the rules for what was to be an ongoing
relationship between nations.
Atlantic School of Theology (Halifax)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grenfell Campus (Corner Brook)
1/
I [we] would like to respectfully acknowledge that the
land on which we gather is in traditional unceded
Mi¡¯kmaw territory.
2/
I [we] would like to respectfully acknowledge that the
land on which we gather is in traditional Mi¡¯kmaw
territory, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse
histories and cultures of all the Mi¡¯kmaw, Innu, and Inuit
Peoples of this province.
We [I] would like to begin by acknowledging that we
are in Mi¡¯kma¡¯ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of
the Mi¡¯kmaq People. This territory is covered by the
¡°Treaties of Peace and Friendship¡± which Mi¡¯kmaq and
Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people first signed with the
British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with
surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized
Mi¡¯kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and
established the rules for what was to be an ongoing
relationship between nations.
¡ª Acknowledgement provided by Office of Aboriginal Affairs,
Memorial University
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