Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
What’s Involved
Land acknowledgments show respect for Indigenous peoples and recognize their enduring connection to the land. They serve as an educational tool, raising awareness amoung employees and customers about the historical and ongoing impact of colonization on Indigenous communities. Including a land acknowledgement is an important step toward reconciliation.
Wines of Ontario has the following Land Acknowledgement on our website:
“We acknowledge that our wineries and vineyards are on the traditional territories of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk, Haudenosaunee, Mississauga and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi People. As guests of this land, we thank Indigenous Peoples for caring and protecting the lands and waters on which we work and live. In the spirit of peace, friendship and respect to all Indigenous Peoples who have and continue to live and work on these lands, we will continue to honour this place we call home.”
We encourage you, in addition to adopting this message or one provided by your Destination Marketing Organization, to review the Indigenous history of your vineyard through some of the resources provided on our page.
For further study see:
https://indigenoustourismontario.ca/resources
https://raic.org/sites/raic.org/files/raic_land_acknowledgement_resource_-_2021.pdf
A Calendar of Significant Canadian Cultural Days:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/important-commemorative-days.html
