National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

This weekend Ofelia and I commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We took this opportunity to reflect on the history and legacy of the Residential School system, remember the victims and survivors, and honour the strength and resilience demonstrated by Indigenous Peoples and Communities across Canada.

We acknowledge the land in which we are grateful to live, on the traditional land of the Mississaugas of the Credit, which is part of the Anishinaabe Nation that extends from the Niagara Peninsula across Hamilton to Rouge River Valley.

The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy, the Ojibway, and other allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We are deeply grateful to be able to work on this land, and we recognize that its original inhabitants are First Nation and Metis people. 

Thank you Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation for sharing your traditional territory with us.

Love,

Ofelia and Raul

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