We at Burlington Food Bank acknowledge our brothers and sisters of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and we seek to honour the Indigenous peoples of Halton.

We recognize that the territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy, the Ojibway and other allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

The land on which we gather is part of the Treaty Lands and the Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

We understand that all we need to exist comes from the land. Those who produce the food. Those who gather the food. Those who sort and distribute the food to those who need it work together as a collective whole. As Burlington Food Bank, we are diligent in stewarding all the resources that we receive to feed the hungry among our neighbours.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be together on this land and thank the generations of Indigenous peoples who have taken care of it.

We recognize the contributions of Indigenous peoples to Canada, as we know it today, in strengthening our country.

Today and every day, we are thankful to have the opportunity to live, work, and serve others on this land.

Thank you, Miigwech.