I acknowledge that I live and work as a guest and caretaker on the traditional homelands of the Erie and Kaskaskia peoples. I honor their enduring relationship with these lands and waters, which long precedes my own.
My work is rooted in my role as a steward of this specific place. I am learning to relate to this land not as property, but as a living, breathing relative — to treat it with the respect and care of an equal: to tend it gently by hand, plant natives that support its original ecosystems, and share this journey of care with my community.
This is an ongoing practice of connection and responsibility. Not a position I've arrived at, but a direction I'm committed to moving in.
Traditional stewards of this land:
Erie People (Erichronon) · Kaskaskia (Illiniwick Confederation)
Source: native-land.ca