The following video was recorded as part of the Doorways to Dialogue Project, which purpose is to provide an opportunity for all children to learn Indigenous language (s), culture, and traditions, including local knowledge of Lekwungen Territory, in an interactive and entertaining format.
Sharing this video and talking about it with your students will support your commitment to Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (#63), to help build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.
Thank you to Dr. Carmen Rodríguez De France who has been working in the field of education for over 34 years. As a former schoolteacher, she understands the importance of developing and exploring approaches to teaching and leaning as a tool to advance critical thinking. Carmen is an Associate Professor in Indigenous Education at the University of Victoria.
Land Acknowledgment Guide
With Gratitude to: Graham Boldt, Andrew Robertson, Sasha Ilnyckyj who
developed this guide.
Hello and welcome.
My name is ____________________ and my ancestors are from
_______________.
I would like to honour the existence of the First Peoples by
acknowledging that we are on the traditional land of the
________________________________ in this place that is known
today as__________________________________________.
As guests here, we appreciate this place because
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
As learners, we now understand that this place has significance to the
First Peoples because…
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
As builders of the future, we hope that this place…
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
________________________________________________
and we commit to
___________________________________________________
________________________________________________.