INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF TKARONTO
The land I am standing on today is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. I also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.
We do a land acknowledgement to honour the First People. By participating in one, you are acknowledging the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples in this area for time immemorial. It is a small but essential step towards Reconciliation and building a positive relationship with Indigenous peoples.
85% of Indigenous peoples in Ontario live in urban areas
Over 600 diverse First Nations across Canada
Over 70 distinct Indigenous languages across Canada
You can help by getting involved. Here is a list of ways to stand with Indigenous peoples in Toronto.
Read the Truth and Reconciliation Report
Read the 94 Calls to Action about Reconciliation
Read the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples
Participate in Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training
Celebrate National Indigenous History Month in June
Download the First Story app
Learn about the Dish with One Spoon Treaty
Attend a Pow Wow or community event
Build Indigenous relationships and partnerships
Here is a list of events held by Indigenous communities across Toronto that are open to the public:
by CAMH
Tuesday, June 19 at 12 PM – 4 PM
1001 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4
by Toronto Inuit Association – TIA
Thursday, June 21 at 2 PM – 5 PM
192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C2
by First Nations Junior and Senior School of Toronto and Aboriginal Education Centre
Friday, June 22 at 12 PM – 6 PM
16 Phin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4J3T2
Saturday, June 23 at 12 PM – 6 PM
250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3K9, Canada
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 at 12 PM – 6 PM
Eastview Public School @ 20 Waldock Street, Scarborough
June 27 @ 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Yonge-Dundas Square, Carlton St 2
Toronto, Ontario Canada
July 12 – July 15
Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd.
Toronto, Ontario M3K2B6 Canada
July 15 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd.
Toronto, Ontario M3K2B6 Canada
by Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre
August 2018, Regent Park
For more information and resources, please look at the following documents:
