FNHA-Territory Acknowledgements Information Booklet

The document, FNHA-Territory Acknowledgements Information Booklet from the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), provides a guide on how and why to acknowledge traditional First Nations territory in British Columbia, framing the practice as a relational process necessary for reconciliation. The booklet emphasizes that acknowledgements are not mere formalities, but vital acts of recognizing the truth of unceded and treaty territories, disrupting the systematic erasure of Indigenous peoples, and acknowledging that colonization is an ongoing structure that creates systemic inequities. To ensure acknowledgements are meaningful rather than tokenistic, the FNHA encourages individuals and organizations to follow up their words with concrete commitments, such as implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action and UNDRIP principles, and actively working to address systemic racism within their institutions.