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CIF Land Acknowledgement
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September 30, 2025
CIF Land Acknowledgement
Today, we pause to honour Survivors, their families, and the children who never returned.
Canada Ireland Foundation’s mission is to connect the peoples of Ireland and Canada through history, art, and culture. We recognize that the Irish, while often themselves displaced, also came here as settlers. Acknowledging this complicated history is a necessary step in our work.
In recognition of this relationship, and to honour the original caretakers of the land on which we operate, we renew our Land Acknowledgement as a first step toward stronger relationships.
This renewal marks not an end but the beginning of a longer journey of commitment, engagement, and responsibility that the Canada Ireland Foundation undertakes as an organization.
"The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) operates and is situated on the traditional territory of Indigenous Nations who have cared for and stewarded this land for generations. CIF recognizes the ancestral lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples – alongside other Indigenous communities, including Inuit and Métis peoples who call Toronto home today. CIF acknowledges that Toronto lies within the lands covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties with multiple Mississauga and Chippewa Nations.
This territory is also part of the ‘Dish with One Spoon’ wampum, a treaty that predates colonial settlement and continues to be acknowledged by First Nations. The Dish With One Spoon Wampum is a covenant between Indigenous Nations in the Great Lakes region that expresses a way of sharing the land and its resources in peace.
CIF honours the relationships Indigenous peoples have with Mother Earth, and are committed to learning about local Indigenous cultures, heritages, and traditions. The Canada Ireland Foundation will continue our efforts to develop partnerships with Indigenous peoples based on mutual respect, trust, and friendship."
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