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Land acknowledgement

We would like to humbly and gratefully acknowledge that the work guided by our Mission, Vision and Values is delivered on the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish People – in particular, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh).

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