Land Acknowledgement

We, a network of researchers located across the land that is currently called Canada and the United States, acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territories and lands of the original peoples of Turtle Island: Indigenous Peoples (including: First Nation, Métis, Inuit, American Indians, and Alaska Natives). We pay our respects to the diverse ancestors of the nations of these lands from east to west:

  • Mi’kmaq
  • Huron-Wendat
  • Mohawk (Kanien:keha’ka)
  • Algonquin
  • Haudenosaunee
  • Petun
  • Seneca
  • Mississaugas of the Credit
  • Anishinaabek
  • Lūnaapéewak
  • Attawandaron
  • Anihšināpēk
  • Nêhiyawak
  • Dakota
  • Lakota
  • Nakoda
  • Métis
  • Cree
  • Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations)
  • Nakota Sioux
  • Iroquois
  • Dene
  • Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe
  • Inuit
  • Tsuut’ina
  • Stoney Nakoda (Îyâxe Nakoda) (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations)
  • Musqueam (xʷməθkwəy̓əm)
  • Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh)
  • Tsleil-Waututh (Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh)
  • Katzie
  • Kwikwetlem
  • Qayqayt
  • Kwantlen
  • Semiahmoo
  • Tsawwassen
  • Duwamish
  • Puyallup
  • Suquamish
  • Tulalip
  • Muckleshoot

CoVaRR-Net is committed to including Indigenous voices and perspectives in its research, through Indigenous partners in the decision-making process and by supporting the work of its Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research (CIEDAR) Pillar (Pillar 7). We invite you to learn about this land at Whose Land.