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Native Land Digital
Native Land Digital was created in 2015, and is currently being led by an Indigenous executive team that is supported by many non Indigenous contributors. Click on the map to learn more about the land you live, work and unlearn on.
"Disclaimer: This map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question."
“NativeLand.ca.” Native Land Digital, native-land.ca/.
Land Acknowledgement
A land acknowledgement is a first step in honouring the First Peoples of this land and their enduring presence. We pause, reflect, and consider how to move towards Truth and Reconciliation.
Collectively, we acknowledge that the land on which we gather is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We also recognize the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat. We live, work and unlearn on the lands of the Toronto Purchase Treaty, No. 13 (1805), and the Ajetance Treaty, No. 19 (1818). We are committed to remaining critical and reflective of our settler identities.
Sankofa Bird
Donna-Lee Bolden-Kerr
Toronto born, Neter-AM Kemetic Artist and Divine Healer, Donna-Lee Bolden-Kerr goes deep within her soul to give us her art as a strong example of how meditative reflection will guide you towards your true purpose in life.
Learn more about the artist and her work at dlbk.pixels.com.
Ancestral Acknowledgement
The ancestral acknowledgement has been removed temporarily. We encourage you to co-create your own ancestral acknowledgement based on your unlearning and new learning about the African Diaspora and the contributions and lived experiences of Black Peoples.
What Does Sankofa Mean?
Sankofa ("San"-Return, "ko"-Go Back, and "fa" -Take) is a term derived from a proverb from the Akan people of West Africa meaning "go back and take". Sankofa the Bird: Sankofa is a mythical bird that flies forward while looking backward with an egg, symbolizing the future, in its mouth. It literally translates from the Swahili language to mean, "It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forget". Reaching back to the past to both honor it and retrieve what was either forgotten or lost. By fetching the wisdom of our cultural past and living it in the present, we can create a more prosperous future for our children.
Bolden-Kerr, Donna-Lee. “Sankofa Bird.” Fine Art America, fineartamerica.com/featured/sankofa-donna-lee-bolden-kerr.html?product=poster.