Land Acknowledgement
Getting Ready for Work-Integrated Learning is a collaborative effort of many people working at the College of New Caledonia in British Columbia, Canada. As part of the staff at the College of New Caledonia, we are honoured to work with Indigenous communities of this region, inclusive of First Nations, Mètis, and Inuit peoples. We acknowledge the graciousness of the First Nations peoples in welcoming those who are seeking knowledge to their traditional territories:
- ?Esdilagh (Alexandria) First Nation
- Binche Whut’en First Nation
- Burns Lake Band (Ts’il Kaz Koh)
- Cheslatta Carrier Nation
- Kwadacha Nation
- Lake Babine Nation
- Lhtako Dene First Nation
- Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
- Lhoosk’uz Dene Nation
- McLeod Lake Indian Band (Tse’Khene Nation)
- Nadleh Whut’en
- Nak’azdli Whut’en
- Nazko First Nation
- Nee Tahi Buhn Band
- Saik’us First Nation
- Skin Tyee First Nation
- Stellat’en First Nation
- Takla Lake First Nation
- Tl’azt’en First Nation
- Tsay Keh Dene Nation
- Wet’suwet’en First Nation
- Yekooche First Nation
We would also like to recognize that Emily Ballantyne is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mikmaq.
As well Melissa Fournier and Marnie Brenner are located in Williams Lake, British Columbia, located within the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc.
We are honoured to have these spaces to work, rest, and play in.
