Land Acknowledgement

Canmore is located within the Treaty 7 territory, the traditional home of the Stoney Nakoda, Blackfoot and Tsuut’ina First Nations, as well as Zone 3 Metis.  

I acknowledge and keep in the front of my mind at all times that this is their traditional home and I commit whole-heartedly to the work of reconciliation. 

Council approved funding for an event in Canmore to acknowledge Sept. 30 as Truth and Reconciliation Day. There were also funds to replace the mountain name markers in front of the civic centre with ones that have the traditional Stoney Nakoda names as well.

At its last business meeting in September, council voted to appoint the top two senior managers within administration as liaisons to work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation to advance our municipal efforts towards reconciliation.

Council then voted unanimously to direct administration to identify lands within our town limits that would be appropriate for cultural ceremonies and help with the necessary agreements (translation: paperwork) needed for that to happen.

In 2020, the Town of Canmore and Mayor John Borrowman raised the Treaty 7 flag at the Civic Centre for the first time as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day in June. That ceremony occurred again this year and was able to include the community in the event.

The next council’s role will be to continue this important work and support all efforts in our community that strive toward truth and reconciliation.