Land Acknowledgement
At ConnectByNature, a division of Biophilic Health Inc. our relationship with nature and the land is at the heart of what we do, and this Land upon which we live, work, and play tells an ancient story that offers Indigenous wisdom, little heard, and place-based knowledge including the perspectives of species in nature from which we can learn.
We acknowledge the Lands upon which we operate ‘ConnectByNature’ this present-day, as part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, (Crown Treaty Holders), the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as those who inhabited these lands since time immemorial. Their actions demonstrated appreciation, preservation, respect, and understanding of the importance of existing in harmony with the land, the water, and all living things.​​​​
We commit to truth and reconciliation and the hard work of healing our relationships with Indigenous peoples we have harmed through our settler colonial way of thinking and approaches to healthcare that have failed to recognize and respect Indigenous ways of seeing, knowing, and healing. And we commit, wholeheartedly, to holding a safe space for collaboration with Indigenous peoples, communities and organizations, for sharing stories and celebrating Indigenous ways of knowing, healing, and connecting to the Land and nature.
As we look toward the future, we hope to build trusting, safe, and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous peoples, their communities, their families, and their children and youth, and work together to co-create culturally appropriate programs and services that will benefit Indigenous children and youth and serve to educate ourselves and the broader community.
