land acknowledgement
One of the important parts of reconciliation is to acknowledge that the land we our school is on is the traditional land of Indigenous peoples. They called it home long before we were here and in some places, it is still their home. We hear the land acknowledgement on the announcements in the morning but do we really know what it means?
Richmond Hill is on land that was originally the home of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For a long time, the Haudenosaunee were known as the Iroquois and the Anishinaabe were known as the Algonquin. Many of your parents and teachers grew up learning those terms. However those were the names given to these people groups from the Europeans. It is important for us to use the proper terms that they gave themselves. Below are some videos that share more about the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe and the Chippewas of Georgina Island.
Richmond Hill is on land that was originally the home of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For a long time, the Haudenosaunee were known as the Iroquois and the Anishinaabe were known as the Algonquin. Many of your parents and teachers grew up learning those terms. However those were the names given to these people groups from the Europeans. It is important for us to use the proper terms that they gave themselves. Below are some videos that share more about the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe and the Chippewas of Georgina Island.
Our Land Acknowledgement
We would like to start by acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee (ho-dee-no-SHOW-nee), and the Anishinaabe (a-nish-i-NAA-bay) peoples, whose presence here continues to this day. We also would like to acknowledge that this is the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit and thank them and other Indigenous peoples for sharing this land with us. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest Indigenous community and our partners in education.
We would like to start by acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee (ho-dee-no-SHOW-nee), and the Anishinaabe (a-nish-i-NAA-bay) peoples, whose presence here continues to this day. We also would like to acknowledge that this is the treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit and thank them and other Indigenous peoples for sharing this land with us. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest Indigenous community and our partners in education.