PLEDJ is based in Tiohtiá:ke (Montréal), the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka. This region is a historical meeting and place of exchange for many First Nations including the Kanien’kehá:ka of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg. We acknowledge the Kanien’kehà:ka as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters. PLEDJ is committed to supporting the Kanien’kehà:ka and Haudenosaunee Peoples, among other First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous Peoples globally. 

 

For more information about the history and present contexts of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, please see the following links:

 

 

• About Land Acknowledgements: https://native-land.ca/territory-acknowledgement/

• History of Kahnawá:ke: http://www.kahnawake.com/community/history.asp

• Native Friendship Centre of Montreal: http://nfcm.org/

• Native Montreal: http://www.nativemontreal.com

• Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network:  http://reseaumtlnetwork.com/

• Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress: https://www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_clients/Rapport/Final_report.pdf

• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf