We are located in the town of Jasper, AB inside Jasper National Park. JNP is located in Treaty 6 and 8 territories. This land is the traditional territory, meeting ground, gathering place, travelling route and home for the Dane-zaa, Nêhiyawak, Anishinaabe, Secwépemc, Nakota, and Métis Nations. The railway and Jasper National park were created in part through the ex-appropriation of this land and the forcible expulsion of Indigenous and Metis people and so when we acknowledge the land, we reflect on these facts and how they relate to how we work and live on the land today. Our goal is to think about and acknowledge this land not to absolve ourselves of our responsibility to meaningfully address the ongoing colonization of indigenous people and lands, but to challenge and commit to dismantling systems that continue to oppress and harm Indigenous people to this day.

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Official Apology for Spiritual Harm