Carruthers Creek Watershed Plan

Land and Water Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the lands and waters where we conduct our work are Traditional Territories and Treaty Lands of the Williams Treaties First Nations which includes the Anishinaabe Chippewa of Simcoe (communities of Beausoleil, Georgina Island and Rama), and the Anishinaabe Mississauga (Michi Saagiig) of the north shore of Lake Ontario (communities of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, and Scugog Island). These lands are also the Traditional Territories of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee and are now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

Through our work with lands and waters within the greater Toronto Region, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) appreciates and respects the history and diversity of these lands and is grateful to have the opportunity to work and meet in this territory. We are also grateful for the continued work of many First Nations and Indigenous peoples, who are the original and current caretakers of these lands and waters. We humbly acknowledge our responsibility to respect First Nations’ rights, respect Indigenous perspectives, elevate Indigenous voices, and honour our relationship with First Nations and Indigenous peoples.