We are committed to reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples 

We acknowledge that we live, work and play within the traditional and ancestral territories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. Our main office is found within Treaty 6 territory—the traditional and ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Metis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Regions 2, 3, and 4 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. 

We respect the distinct cultures, histories, rights, and governments of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. Their interests, priorities, and concerns direct our work.   

We acknowledge the history of oppression and colonial violence that has resulted in inequities and waves of intergenerational trauma that continue to impact Indigenous peoples today. As part of that history, we acknowledge the harms caused by research to individuals, families, communities and nations.  

We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. 

We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting. 

Our commitment to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples

We will always strive to actively respond to the Calls to Action in the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada that directly involve evaluation, research and facilitation practice.

We continuously strive for cultural humility and cultural responsivity in our relationships and practices. 

We seek opportunities to deepen our knowledge of the unique histories, cultures and experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. 

We respect data sovereignty and self-determination with First Nations, Métis and Inuit information and abide by the principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP), ethical Métis research and ethical Inuit research.

We will ground our work in the principle of reciprocity and recognize the distinctions-based authority of First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.