As a descendent of white settlers, I am privileged to live and work on the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit and the Huron-Wendat. Land that is governed by the Toronto Purchase Treaty 13, the Two Row Wampum Treaty and the Dish With One Spoon Treaty. I acknowledge the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
I am committed to peaceably sharing and caring for the resources around the Great Lakes with a spirit of inclusiveness. Today, the meeting place of Tkaronto is still home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. The name ‘Etobicoke‘ means ‘place where the alders grow‘ and I am grateful to be here.