Land Acknowledgement

Voices of Séet Ká Kwáan is brought to you from Tlingít Aaní. We acknowledge that we gather today on the traditional homelands of the Séet Ká Kwáan, People of the Fast Moving Water. 

For more than 10,000 years, the Séet Ká Kwáan, have lived prosperously on this land and surrounding areas. We pay our respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging – and we acknowledge their continuing connection with the land, waters and culture. We honor Haa Aani: our Land with gratitude and to the Kéex’ Kwáan and Shtax’héen Kwáan who have fished, hunted, harvested and gathered here for Haa Shuká: Past, Present, and Future Generations.  

This acknowledgment recognizes the original stewards of this land, the struggles they endured, and the continued restoration and healing needed. It is important to understand the history that has brought us to reside here, because such understanding fosters a more united community that honors and embraces the first peoples of Mitkof Island. Gunalchéesh to the Séet Ká Kwáan members for sharing their stories, culture and language to develop this welcome. 

Janine Gibbons