Acknowledgement

We recognize that care does not exist in isolation—it is rooted in land, community, and relationship.

STATEMENT

MEANING

COMMITMENT

RESOURCES

We Acknowledge

Prairie Sky Health & Wellness is located on Treaty Two territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Oji-Cree, and Dakota peoples.

We are proud to serve patients from these communities, to maintain our valued relationship with Lake Manitoba First Nation, and to continue building new relationships founded on respect, collaboration, and care.

Meaning

To us, acknowledging the land means recognizing that health and wellness are deeply connected to culture, community, and access.

It means listening, learning, and working to reduce barriers to care.

Building respectful relationships with Indigenous communities

Supporting culturally safe and trauma-informed care

Identifying and addressing gaps in access to healthcare

Partnering with Indigenous practitioners and voices

Resources

We encourage all people to learn about Canadian history and we recognize that it is not always clear where to start. We have included several resources here to help you along your journey.

- 21 Things You Didn't Know About the Indian Act
  – Bob Joseph
- Reconciling History,
  A Story of Canada
  – Jody Wilson-Raybould &
  Rosha Danesh
- Becoming a Matriarch
  – Helen Knott
- Heart Berries
  – Terese Marie Mailhot
- Who We Are
  – Murray Sinclair
- Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre
  – Niigaan Sinclair
- You Were Made for This World
  – Stephanie Sinclair &
  Sara Sinclair
- The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
  – Robin Wall Kimmerer

- Shared Health Race Ethnicity and Indigenous Identity Data
  (2023-2024)
- In Plain Sight – Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care
  (2020)
- Government of Canada Website: Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
  (2024)
- Inquest report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair
  (2019)
- Canada’s Colonial Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Psychosocial and Neurobiological Processes Linking Trauma and Intergenerational Outcomes
  (2022)
- Diabetes Canada – Indigenous Health and Knowledge, a Conversation on Diabetes
  (2022)
- Union of BC Indian Chiefs Virtual Historical Timeline
  (2010)

- Still This Love Goes On
  – Buffy Sainte-Marie &
  Julie Flett
- We all Count, A book of Cree Numbers
  – Julie Flett
- We All Play
  – Julie Flett
- When We Were Alone
  – David A Robertson &
  Julie Flett
- Métis Like Me
  – Tasha Hilderman &
  Risa Hugo
- I Sang You Down From the Stars – Tasha Spillett Sumner
- Brave like the Buffalo
  – Melissa Allan &
  Jadyn Fischer-McNab
- The Inquisitive Raven
  – Richard Wagamese