yours

territorial acknowledgement

At yours, we gratefully acknowledge that we live, learn, and work on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. As Canada travels a path of truth toward reconciliation, we will do our part to ensure that Indigenous ideas, knowledge, and culture are an integral part of everything we do.

We are part of a community found in the rich basin of Kichisìpi – the Big River, a place First Peoples have lived, gathered, and prospered since time immemorial.  

We are grateful to our nation’s First Peoples for their cultural stewardship of the Ottawa riverlands and welcome their knowledge, wisdom and advice on matters of community interest.

yours acknowledges that it is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People of the Ottawa River.  Furthermore, we acknowledge the lands we call home have deep spiritual, physical and historical connections to both the Anishinaabe Algonquin Peoples and the Kanienʼkehá:ka Mohawk Peoples of Akwesasne.  yours is committed to building a strong relationship with these and other Indigenous Nations who call Eastern Ontario home