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Land Acknowledgments

“By recognizing the traditional territories you stand on and what they mean to you, you take a small but important step towards recognizing and honouring the Indigenous Peoples who have lived on Turtle Island (aka: North America) since long before colonization.” ITO, 2020

ITO’s Land Acknowledgement Resource Guide is designed to aid in the development of your Land Acknowledgements:

What Indigenous territory are you on?

Explore estimates of Indigenous territories* >

*Keep in mind this disclaimer: “This map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question.”

(Teacher’s guides are available on this site.)