Land Acknowledgement
PRO’s members, the Board of Directors, staff, and partners are based in communities across the land we now know as Ontario. These lands cover 46 treaties – agreements governing how we are to live and relate to each other and the land.
We recognize that our work is intimately tied to land and offer thankful recognition to the Indigenous peoples who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. We acknowledge the historical and contemporary oppression of Indigenous peoples and lands, and the covert role that parks and recreation has played in colonization.
In the spirit of rectifying relationships, PRO strives to be an advocate for land and all Indigenous peoples. In doing this work, we anticipate a long journey of missteps, unlearning, and relearning. However, we remain hopefully optimistic in PRO’s capacity to initiate critical dialogue about the roles and responsibilities of the parks and recreation sector in realizing a present and future Ontario that prioritizes that health and wellbeing of land, as well as Indigenous peoples and communities.