Territory Acknowledgement

Regional Office Area (Greater Victoria): We would like to acknowledge and thank the Lkwungen people known as Songhees and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) ancestors and families on whose traditional lands we live.

We honour our relationships with our Indigenous neighbors including MALAXEt (Malahat), T’Sou-ke (Sooke), Scia’new (Beecher Bay) and W̱SÁNEĆ (Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum) Nations.

Island wide acknowledgement:

We would like to recognize, acknowledge and thank the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw ancestors and families on whose traditional lands we live.

We honour our relationships with our Indigenous neighbours.

Vancouver Island Map of First Nations: https://viea.ca/business-living-on-vancouver-island/first-nations/

British Columbia First Nations A-Z Listing: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/consulting-with-first-nations/first-nations-negotiations/first-nations-a-z-listing