Land Acknowledgements for Community Websites:
We acknowledge that our Special Olympics Ontario community is located on/in territoire traditionnel des Anishinaabe. Nous reconnaissons également que Lac Elliot se trouve à l'intérieur du traité 61 (1850), également connu sous le nom de traité Robinson-Huron.
Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work, live and play on this land.
Land Acknowledgements for Virtual Meetings
When meetings are held virtually or over the telephone it is important to acknowledge both where you are situated and where the community you are representing is situated by using the following statement modified for the geographic location or context:We begin by acknowledging that though we are meeting virtually, we are all on land that has been inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years.
We acknowledge that the Special Olympics Ontario Lac Elliot community is located on/in territoire traditionnel des Anishinaabe. Nous reconnaissons également que Lac Elliot se trouve à l'intérieur du traité 61 (1850), également connu sous le nom de traité Robinson-Huron.
Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work, live and play on this land.
Land Acknowledgement at In Person Meetings, Competitions and Events:
When events (meetings, competitions, special events) are held live it is important to acknowledge the land and peoples for the location in which the event is being held or hosted. The following statement should be used modified for the geographic location or context: We begin this meeting/competition/event by acknowledging that we are on land that has been inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years.
We acknowledge that the Special Olympics Ontario Lac Elliot community is located on/in territoire traditionnel des Anishinaabe. Nous reconnaissons également que Lac Elliot se trouve à l'intérieur du traité 61 (1850), également connu sous le nom de traité Robinson-Huron.
Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work, live and play on this land.
