That the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted below be
provisionally adopted for a six (6) month trial period so as to allow for an
additional period of time for Indigenous community members to provide
feedback on the proposed statement:
“We acknowledge that this land is the traditional territory of the Three
Fires Confederacy of First Nations (comprised of the Ojibway, the
Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples), and of the Huron-Wendat
Peoples. We value the significant historical and contemporary
contributions of local and regional First Nations and all of the Original
Peoples of Turtle Island who have been living and working on the land
from time immemorial.”
Further, that the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted in this Report
be read at the beginning of all Regular Council Meetings and at other
such special events as may be determined from time to time by the
Mayor; and
That the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted be further placed on
the website of the Town of Essex.
Special thank you to Chantelle Meadows for her work on this file. The Town of Essex is the second municipality in the region to adopt a land acknowledgement, Amherstburg was first. Way to go Amherstburg and Essex!
Here is the one from the Town of Amherstburg:
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We will begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the
traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations (comprising
the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie Peoples), and of the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Peoples. We recognize the land as an expression of
gratitude to those whose traditional territory we reside on, and a way of
honouring the Indigenous people who have been living and thriving on the land
since time immemorial. We value the significant historical and contemporary
contributions of local and regional First Nations and all of the Original Peoples of
Turtle Island
