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Land Acknowledgement

As people of African descent, we offer this land recognition in solidarity with the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island in the efforts and deliberate intentions towards decolonization.

We acknowledge the land of Turtle Island that was never meant to be owned, and we recognize that most of the land that was entrusted to the Indigenous peoples was in some cases shared by choice but all too often taken by force.

We recognize the historical colonialism and the ongoing colonialism that has led to the present-day situation where land acknowledgements are often offered in place of land. As people of African descent, many of us have come here by choice while many of us were here as a result of historical force, we acknowledge the complexities where we were promised land that was never given by those whose it never was to give. And, as people of African descent, we acknowledge the land of Turtle Island that sustains us and express deep gratitude to its Indigenous peoples and pledge and honour to serve our dignity and divinity that ultimately connects us. Meegwetch.

Written by K. Johnson