LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: West Legal acknowledges that we reside and do business on Treaty 7 territory, the original home of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations; the Stoney Nakoda, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations; and the Tsuut-ina First Nation. This territory is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.
As lawyers, we acknowledge a basis of misunderstanding and misinterpretation of some treaties, often based on cultural and language differences, and the historical and ongoing interpretation of some treaties as peace agreements between Nations, not land surrenders. Despite any ongoing dispute, we embrace our ongoing responsibility to protect and honour all life within our shared reality.