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Territorial Acknowledgements
Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples at SIAT
To honour and pay respect to the Indigenous Peoples whose lands SFU campuses are situated, the university community is encouraged to make acknowledgements to the host Nations and their traditional lands at the beginning of events. Below are several resources for territorial acknowledgements.
Pronounciation guide
- Katzie (KATE-zee)
- Kwantlen (KWANT-len)
- Kwikwetlem (kweh-KWET-lem)
- Musqueam (muss-KWEE-um)
- Qayqayt (keh-KITE)
- Semiahmoo (se-mi-AH-moo)
- Squamish (SQUA-mish)
- Sto:lo (STAW-low)
- Tsawwassen (tsah-WASS-en)
- Tsleil-Waututh (SLAY-wha-tuth)
Example territorial acknowlegements by location
The following are examples of land acknowldgements for several locations. These are not scripts but can be used to help guide you in crafting your own statements.
In crafting your own statement, we invite you to reflect on what reconciliation and decolonization mean to you and include that reflection following your land acknowledgement. Questions to ask yourself: How does this affect me? How does it make me feel? What actions am I committed to moving forward?
ALL CAMPUSES
Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside.
BURNABY CAMPUS
Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, on which SFU Burnaby is located.
SURREY CAMPUS
Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories, including the Semiahmoo, Katzie, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen Nations, on which SFU Surrey is located.
VANCOUVER CAMPUS
Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories including, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, on which SFU Vancouver is located.