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Edmonton, or Amiskwaciwâskahikan, as it’s known in Cree, has the second-largest Indigenous population of any city in Canada.

We respectfully acknowledge that our event is celebrated on the traditional lands of First Nations and Métis Peoples.

We acknowledge Treaty 6 territory—the traditional and ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux.

We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 4 within the historical Northwest Métis 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.