CMCF

Land acknowledgement: At the meeting of great rivers, also known as confluences, humanity has long found places to gather, reflect, and learn from one another. This land, known today as Canada, has many major river meeting places that carry deep Indigenous histories and meanings.
The Calgary area, where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet, is a place of confluence where the sharing of ideas and opportunities naturally come together.
Indigenous peoples have their own names for this area that have been in use long before settlers named this place Calgary. In the Blackfoot language, it is called Moh-kins-tsis (moe-h-gin-st-sis)( with a soft ‘g’). The Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi (Ee-yith-ka Na-code-a Wee-chi-staw-bee) First Nations refer to this place as Wicispa Oyade (Wee-chee-spa Oo-yaw-day) and the people of the Tsuut’ina (Soot-tenna) nation call it Guts-ists-I (Goot-sis). The Métis call the Calgary area Otos-kwunee (Oo-tusk-wun-nee).
We appreciate and acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Nations who include: the Siksika (Seek-seek-ga), Piikani (bee-gun-nee) and Kainai (Gain-aa) First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi ((Ee-yith-ka Na-code-a Wee-chi-staw-bee) First Nations comprised of: the Chiniki (Chin-ick-ee), Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina (Soot-tenna) First Nation. Calgary is also homeland to the Métis – the Otipemisiwak (Otay-pem-iss-a-wack) – and includes the Nose Hill Métis District and the Elbow Métis District, within the Battle River Territory.
We acknowledge and give gratitude to the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations and call Calgary home.

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