McGill University (Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal) is situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst many First Nations including the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg. We recognize and respect the Kanien’kehà:ka as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we meet today. The Cultural and Indigenous Research in Counselling Psychology (CIRC) lab is committed to supporting the Kanien’kehà:ka and Haudenosaunee Peoples, among other First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous Peoples globally. CIRC aims to do all within its power to recruit and support Indigenous students as well as to partner with Indigenous communities in research projects that reflect their priorities.
We welcome feedback or inquiries regarding this statement or the lab’s activities
- Email: circ.education [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: https://mcgill.ca/circ/
- Tel.: 514-398-4253
- Twitter: @circ_in
If you would like to learn more about this land acknowledgment or about the history and present contexts of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, we invite you to follow the links below as a starting point:
- About Land Acknowledgements: https://native-land.ca/territory-acknowledgement/
- History of Kahnawá:ke: http://www.kahnawake.com/community/history.asp
- Native Friendship Centre of Montreal: http://nfcm.org/
- Native Montreal: http://www.nativemontreal.com
- Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network: http://reseaumtlnetwork.com/
- Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress: https://www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_clients/Rapport/Final_report.pdf
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report:
- https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
