Land Acknowledgment
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We, the Faculty of Nursing, are an academy of settlers, descendants of settlers, Indigenous Peoples, and newly
immigrated Canadians who are working together to enhance the well-being of ALL by building a nursing community
that provides exceptional learning environments, recognizing the diversity of individual talents and gifts, and honouring
the interconnectedness of nursing, health, the person, and the environment. We live, work, and play on the historical homeland
of the Métis Nation, Treaty 4, and Treaty 6 territories. We are thankful for the resources provided to us by these lands and
recognize that this land is a unique place of connection, resistance, and resurgence.
Although Indigenous sovereignty has not been consistently recognized, and it is not possible to remedy all of what
we now consider as past wrongs, it is essential that we do not create new grievances or continue to perpetuate the colonial
practices of post-secondary institutions, education, and nursing. Considering the academy’s deeply colonial history, the Faculty of Nursing
is an important site of resurgence. We recognize the central place the academy occupies in the enlightenment tradition. We also
believe that building relations, participating in ceremonies, and participating in on-the-land learning opportunities are robust sites
of transformative intellectual and moral development.
The Faculty of Nursing is committed to improving nursing education and practices through the recognition that First Nation, Métis,
and Inuit peoples are social and political entities. As our understandings grow related to Indigenous inclusion, reconciliation,
and decolonization; we are committed to bring together many minds, unique in perspective but united in purpose, to join together
to network and learn as we continue to improve and move forward, building relations as treaty people with responsibilities to one another.
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