To our respected and precious relatives living on Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking Territory, our families from Kosapsum, Songhees, Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout, Tseycum, Malahat, and T’Sou-ke Nations, and all our Métis, Inuit, and other Urban Indigenous kin who call this place home.

We share this vision in a spirit of respect for hereditary leadership, for Chiefs and Councils, and for the spirits, land, and all our relations who make today and tomorrow possible. This is a birth story. An offering of place and relationship.