Land Acknowledgement

The HER Network is operated on the stolen, unceded, and unsurrended lands of the Anishinaabe Algonquin, coloquially known as Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa itself comes from the Algonquin word "adawe," meaning "to trade," referring to the Odawa First Nation. The Executive Team of the HER Network is made up of women who reside in many areas across multiple provinces. As of right now, these regions comprise the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of both the Anishinaabe Algonquin and the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.​​​

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 We acknowledge that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities are stewards of the lands, waters, and skies of what is colonially known as Canada. We also acknowledge the tremendous harm done onto Indigenous communities across these lands that stem from ongoing colonial practices, norms, and institutions.

 

The HER Network Executive Team recognizes that none of us are Indigenous, and as such, it is our duty to actively unlearn and dissemble such racist and discriminatory practices. We are committed to active and continual unlearning, and acknowledge that this is just one part of our essential responsibilities. Alongside this, The HER Network and wants to staunchly affirm the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Truth and Reconcilation Commission Reports (TRC), and the Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (MMIWG) in building up the rights and dignity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across the country.