I acknowledge and work on acts of repairation with those on whose unceded Homelands I live and work uninvited. It is the Home of the lək̓ʷəŋən People (Songhees and Esquimalt Nations) who have been here from time immemorial and whose culture, language and relationship with the land continues now and into the future. It is land whose stewardship and responsibility is shared with the W̱SÁNEĆ (BOḰEĆEN – Pauquachin. SȾÁ,UTW̱ – Tsawout, W̱JOȽEȽP – Tsartlip, W̱SÍḴEM – Tseycum First Nation) T’Souke (Sooke), Sc’ianew (Beecher Bay) and the nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm (Klallam) Peoples. It is colonially known as Victoria, BC, Canada. My presence here is possible because of past and current genocide, erasure and enslavement of Black and Indigenous peoples. This is a difficult and important understanding to integrate and to do the work to stop it. What do I do? For example: I reduce my hourly consulting fee when I contract with a First Nation; I actively seek advice from those who are Indigenous here to help me decolonize and continually change how I show up depending on their wisdom and guidance.
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