We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland.

We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.

As an organization, ASPSH is committed to reconciliation and meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples. We connect this land acknowledgment to recognition of the intersections between racism and sexual and reproductive health. In Canada, folks from Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities have been subjugated through control of their sexual and reproductive health. The trauma and violence experienced through the process of colonization continue to affect the sexual and reproductive health of Indigenous people in Canada today. We acknowledge and hold space for missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and we commit to drawing attention to the systemic factors that continue to contribute to inequities in sexual and reproductive health.