daniel j kirk
Director-Founder of Blank Page Studio
Community-based Public Artist Maker of things
Located in Treaty 7 Territory
In the spirit of respect and honouring the first residents of this land, their oral practices, culture, and relations who continue to call this place home I acknowledge that this land is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi (the Black Foot confederacy), and is known as Treaty 7 territory.
I acknowledge the Treaty 7 signatories including the Siksikaitsitapi (the Black Foot confederacy) comprised of the Kainai, the Piikani, and the Siksika nations, the Dene of the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Îyârhe Nakoda, Stoney Nakoda Nation, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations. I also acknowledge the traditional names of the City of Calgary, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, including Moh’kinstsis to the Blackfoot, Wîcîspa to the Stoney Nakota, Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina, and Otos-kwunee to the Métis.
Additionally the City of Calgary is recognized as home to the historic Northwest Métis and of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory: Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6. I extend this acknowledgement to all those, Indigenous and non, who make Treaty 7 home.
I acknowledge and walk with respect and gratitude upon this land, with dedication to the shared responsibilities to Truth and Reconciliation, and as a good visitor and relation from across the pond.