In demonstrating our commitment to Indigenization on campus, the Faculty of Health is inviting you to share your personalized Territorial Acknowledgements to be featured on the digital screens in BMH, RLS, and the HLTH Expansion building.
The Faculty will exhibit personalized Territorial acknowledgements as rotating slides, exploring what Indigenization, truth and reconciliation, and decolonization mean to each of us and our communities. Periodically, new slides will be added to the display and can incorporate textual or photographic elements that are important to the author. An example can be found below.
The Faculty of Health invites graduate students, staff, and faculty to contribute to this project by reflecting on your own experiences and sharing what it means to be in relationship with the land and Canada’s First Peoples.
To participate, please follow these instructions:
- Write a territorial acknowledgement no longer than 50 words.
- Provide a photograph of yourself or another image meaningful to you.
- Identify how you would like the acknowledgement attributed to you:
- Name (or anonymous)
- Position, Department, or
- Program and year
- Submit the above elements to health.indigenousinitiatives@uwaterloo.ca
Please note:
- Territorial Acknowledgements that go beyond 50 words will be returned for revision and resubmission. This limit is to ensure legibility on the tv screens and to ensure that material is as accessible as possible for those with visual impairments.
- All acknowledgments will be reviewed by Elder Myeengun Henry and the Communications team prior to posting to ensure all elements reflect and complement the Faculty’s values and commitments.
- Acknowledgements without an attribution will be displayed as anonymous.
- Acknowledgements that do not include photo or images may be defaulted to a template backdrop.
If you have questions about this project, please contact Nadia Linares.
A sample personalized Territorial acknowledgement submission by Dean Lili Liu that reads: "As an immigrant and a settler now residing on lands within the Haldimand Treaty of 1784, I am grateful to the generosity of the Indigenous Peoples who foster a sense of belonging for someone like me who calls Canada home."