OFO Land Acknowledgement
OFO recognizes and respects the Indigenous peoples that inhabited the province of Ontario and cared for it for so many thousands of years: all bands comprising the First Nations of Ontario, the Inuit and the Metis peoples, as well as all other diverse Indigenous groups living in this vast region of Ontario.
Ontario is a part of Turtle Island, the traditional North American home to these peoples, and we recognize the contributions they have made as caretakers of this land. We also acknowledge and appreciate the traditional territories and treaties existing in the province of Ontario. We are committed to building respectful, reciprocal relationships with local Indigenous communities and to continue on a path of reconciliation. We invite people from these communities to join us in our enjoyment of Ontario’s birds.
We wish to honour the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Covenant, an Indigenous agreement that demonstrates we all have a responsibility to protect and care for the land we live on.
We encourage our volunteers and members to acknowledge the lands they are hiking upon.