The sacred land on which the Metro Toronto Convention Centre  operates has been a site of human activity for 15,000 years. This land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. Today, the meeting place of Toronto is still the home to many indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in the community, on this territory.

Statement developed by First Nations House at the University of Toronto and the Council of Aboriginal Initiatives’ Elders Circle. Last revised November 6, 2014

Pronunciation

• Anishnabeg: (ah-nish-naw-bek)
• Haudenosaunee: (hoodt-en-oh-show-nee)
• Métis: (may-tee)