Indigenous place names

Land acknowledgments are key for healthcare professionals. They remind us we're on Indigenous territories, honour First Nations' histories, and remind us of the importance of culturally and psychologically safe care, and our commitments as treaty people.

Calgary, Alberta

Traditional territory: Treaty 7 territory, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut'ina Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda Nations (Chiniki, Bearspaw, Wesley).

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Traditional territory: Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people.

Edmonton, Alberta

Traditional territory: Treaty 6 territory, which includes the Cree, Dene, Nakota Sioux, Saulteaux, and Métis.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Traditional territory: Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people.

Montreal, Quebec

Traditional territory: Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Anishinaabe.

Ottawa, Ontario

Traditional territory: Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation.

Quebec City, Quebec

Traditional territory: Wendat, Abenaki, and the Huron-Wendat.

Regina, Saskatchewan

Traditional territory: Treaty 4 territory, which includes the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, and Métis.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Traditional territory: Beothuk and Mi'kmaq.

Toronto, Ontario

Traditional territory: Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Wendat.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Traditional territory: Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Victoria, British Columbia

Traditional territory: Lekwungen-speaking peoples, including the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Traditional territory: Treaty 1 territory, which includes the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, as well as the Métis Nation.