{"id":628,"date":"2021-04-21T09:26:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T16:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2021-10-08T10:39:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T17:39:08","slug":"honouring-the-territory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/honouring-the-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring the Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-esp6k-843a88b0be487fd77ccc8f0bae41f031\">\n.flex_column.av-esp6k-843a88b0be487fd77ccc8f0bae41f031{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-esp6k-843a88b0be487fd77ccc8f0bae41f031 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-knrtx7z7-050b27498e15fe97d16886e352cc1882\">\n.avia-image-container.av-knrtx7z7-050b27498e15fe97d16886e352cc1882 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-knrtx7z7-050b27498e15fe97d16886e352cc1882 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-knrtx7z7-050b27498e15fe97d16886e352cc1882 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-563 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-563 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier.jpg\" alt='' title='CV_Glacier'  height=\"1596\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-516x1030.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-768x1532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-770x1536.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-752x1500.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/CV_Glacier-353x705.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9xhb8-9aa76e0ac952ba90f993fd88761996d1\">\n.flex_column.av-9xhb8-9aa76e0ac952ba90f993fd88761996d1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9xhb8-9aa76e0ac952ba90f993fd88761996d1 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-knrtwlvu-85bff9e87f44b556c634d8608cccadd5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Acknowledging Traditional Territory<\/h2>\n<p>Acknowledging territory is a way of honouring and showing respect for the group of people now known as the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial. Useful tips and explanation of difference between a welcome and an acknowledgement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/native-land.ca\/\">Native Land<\/a> &#8211; click on this link to determine whose traditional territory you are on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/AcknowledgingTraditionalTerritorySeptember2017.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/TraditionalTerritory_PDF_Img.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/TraditionalTerritory_PDF_Img.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/TraditionalTerritory_PDF_Img-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/TraditionalTerritory_PDF_Img-545x705.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/AcknowledgingTraditionalTerritorySeptember2017.pdf\">Acknowledging Traditional Territory &#8211; September 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Local Territory<\/h3>\n<p>K&#8217;\u00f3moks\u200b First Nation -see website for more information and excerpt below<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;For thousands of years indigenous people occupied the shoreline of eastern Vancouver Island in a place referred to as, &#8220;the land of plenty&#8221;. This Land of Plenty stretched from what is known today as Kelsey Bay south to Hornby and Denman Island and included the watershed and estuary of the Puntledge River.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SET BC did a course on coordinating technology and First Peoples Principles of Learning and they have compiled great information: This course explores examples and strategies of ways teachers can use technology-based projects aligned with the First Peoples Principles of Learning to begin infusing a First People\u2019s perspective into their classroom environment and community.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLearning is\u2026focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships and a sense of place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.setbc.org\/2018\/07\/classroom-technologies-and-first-peoples-principles-of-learning\/#territorial\">Acknowledging Territory<\/a> (click on this title to access the course content)<\/p>\n<p>In Canada today, many official gatherings now commence with an Aboriginal acknowledgment of the land as the traditional home of Canada\u2019s Indigenous people, who have occupied that land for generation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is this acknowledgement happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How does this acknowledgement relate to the event or work you are doing?<\/li>\n<li>What is the history of this territory?<\/li>\n<li>What are the impacts of colonialism here?<\/li>\n<li>What is your relationship to this territory?<\/li>\n<li>How did you come to be here?<\/li>\n<li>What intentions do you have to disrupt and dismantle colonialism beyond this territory acknowledgement?<br \/>\n\u2013 Native-Land.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From UBC:<\/strong> The Classroom Climate Series is a set of professional development workshops offered once a month through the academic year. Participants gain the skills and confidence to establish a productive and responsive classroom climate for working with Indigenous content and socially contentious issues in the classroom. The series also provides a space to share teaching and research practices and learn about engaging in conversations about place, power, and social location.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Classroom Climate: Territory Acknowledgment\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LApHrjFPFp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>From UVIC:<\/strong> In this video, Esquimalt Elder Elmer George welcomes visitors to the traditional lands of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WS\u00c1NE\u0106 people in Lekwungen and English, and UVic President Jamie Cassels gives a territory acknowledgement and talks about UVic\u2019s commitment to redressing historical and continued barriers facing Indigenous students<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Territory acknowledgement - University of Victoria\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fwa9c8nqHUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-628","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 15:11:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5863,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628\/revisions\/5863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}