Territorial Acknowledgement

Starling Community Services acknowledges that our work and services take place on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Chonnonton peoples. We are situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to Six Nations, which includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. This territory is within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. Our Guelph office is situated on the lands of the Between the Lakes Treaty, No. 3, and is part of the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

We acknowledge the enduring presence and deep traditional knowledge and philosophies of Indigenous Peoples. As a Community Agency, we are committed to forming alliances and solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in our collective commitment to make the promise and the challenge of Truth and Reconciliation real in our communities.

To learn more, click these links about the Haldimand Tract, Between the Lakes Treaty,land acknowledgements, Map of Ontario Treaties, and moving beyond acknowledgement.