Acknowledgement

Daily Acknowledgement of Traditional Territories

We acknowledge we are hosted on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Wendat.

We also recognize the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.

TDSB Land Acknowledgement - Annotated

Goals of Indigenous Land Acknowledgments

Acknowledgement of the Land on which we are situated is an important sign of respect, presence, assertion and recognition of Indigenous self-determination. The Land Acknowledgement aims to:

Bring Indigenous presence and voice to Canadian society and its institutions (e.g., schools);
Create an opportunity for Indigenous students and staff to begin their day within their cultural context, and;
Foster mutual respect and reconciliation.

The treaty that was signed for this particular parcel of land is collectively referred to as the Toronto Purchase and applies to lands east of Brown’s Line to Woodbine Avenue and north towards Newmarket.

This map shows the original area covered by the Toronto Purchase (September 23, 1787). In 1911, when this map was made, Toronto covered only 10,477 of the 250,808 acres the government purchased from First Nations people for $9,500.

(Image is in the Public Domain - Toronto Public Library , J. Ross Robertson Collection of maps, in the Toronto Reference Library)

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