As we celebrate our beloved country, we recognise that we live and work in territories of the Wyandot, Haudenosaunee, and Michi Saugig Nations. As beneficiaries of a violent history of colonisation, we acknowledge our responsibility to uphold treaty relationships and so seek to be guided by Indigenous truth-tellers toward restitution, restoration, and reconciliation.
Our faith community—Toronto United Mennonite Church—has a fuller acknowledgement and commitment that guides our lives. You may read it here.