Land Acknowledgement

A land acknowledgement is traditional practice among Indigenous people by which individuals or groups acknowledge themselves as visitors to the areas that they do not steward. In keeping with this practice, we recognize that the land that Western Counties Regional Library operates on today is the ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People, and that they did not surrender this land during the European settlements and colonization in Nova Scotia. While we cannot undo the past, we can work on building a future that promotes respect and friendship amongst treaty nations.

We recognize and honour the contributions of L’nu’k (pronounced “ull-new-k”) the Indigenous people of Mi’kma’ki (pronounced “meeg-maah-gee”) and we commit to making space within our collections, programs and services for people to learn about the history of the Peace and Friendship Treaties and the relationship between nations, both past and present.