MISSION & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP) acknowledges that the land on which we operate are traditional Indigenous territories made up of 46 treaties and other agreements that cover the territory now called Ontario. The OSRP would like to acknowledge the Original Custodians of these territories who have cared for this land since time immemorial and continue to uphold their Ancestral commitment, respect, and reverence to this land to this very day. The OSRP is committed to learn from and support the Indigenous, First Nations Peoples, and their communities' healing and wellbeing as we strive to decolonize our practices and promote cultural safety and humility.

The OSRP would also like to acknowledge that our Head Office is in Tkaronto and on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now the home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Tkaronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

Acknowledging traditional Indigenous territories is one way to recognize contemporary and historical Indigenous presence and land rights. It is a small step towards dismantling the continued impacts of colonialism and undoing Indigenous erasure in our everyday lives. As an Association committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion in all that we do, the OSRP aims to move beyond Land Acknowledgements by demonstrating our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in tangible ways. For more information on the purpose of Land Acknowledgements check out lspirg.org/knowtheland and native-land.ca.