I respectfully acknowledge that I am a settler on land that was the traditional territory of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, and Lunaapeewak peoples.  I offer gratitude for the many opportunities that this privilege has given me.

I acknowledge the continued effects of colonialism, intergenerational trauma and systemic racism on the nutrition and health of Indigenous peoples. I am committed to help dismantle these systems of oppression.

The local First Nation communities of this area include Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames and Munsee-Delaware Nation.