Acknowledgements and References

Land Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that I am located on the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains and I would like to pay  respect to the Blackfoot people past, present and future. This work was conducted in Treaty 7 territory and I acknowledge and deeply appreciate the Bearspaw, Chiniki, Goodstoney, Niitsitapi,  Piikani, and Siksikaitsitappi peoples' connection to their traditional territory while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship to the land. 

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