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Territorial Acknowledgements
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's location on traditional First Nations lands should be acknowledged with one of the following four phrases, depending on campus location.
All campuses
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV respectfully acknowledges the xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), qÌ“ÃcÌ“É™yÌ“ (Katzie), kÊ·ikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside.
Burnaby campus
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kÊ·ikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam) Nations, on which ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Burnaby is located.
Surrey campus
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories, including the Semiahmoo, Katzie, kÊ·ikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen Nations, on which ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Surrey is located.
Vancouver campus
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories including, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam) Nations, on which ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Vancouver is located.
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Capitalization
Truth and Reconciliation: capitalize both words; Truth, Reconciliation.