Land Acknowledgement
The staff of The Journey Neighbourhood Centre respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the Ajetance Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as well as the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee peoples.
Important Information!
It is important to acknowledge those whose land we now live on; however, . . .
Land Acknowledgements are important; unfortunately, most people know little to nothing about the peoples who once inhabited this land, nor the circumstances that led to our present situation. So, here are a few facts about the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, whose land we now occupy.
- The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) are part of the Anishnabeg speaking Nation and they are related to the Chippewa.
- At one time the Mississaugas owned all the land in southern Ontario from London to past Toronto, almost to Lake Simcoe and down to Niagara. The previous occupants of the land were the Haudenosaunee and Wendat peoples.
- As European settlers came the Mississaugas and other First Nations were under great pressure, were left impoverished and were greatly outnumbered (100 to 1) and so ceded various tracts of land.
- The Mississaugas signed the Ajetance Treaty, No. 19 on October 28, 1818 ceding the land now known as Caledon, Brampton and most of northern Mississauga. The treaty was named after Chief Ajetance
- The Ajetance Treaty of 1818 gave each Mississauga £522.10 ($793.73 CDN – Sept 2022) each year forever.
- In April 2015, MCFN had an enrolled population of 2,330 people, 850 of whom lived on the MCFN Reserve.
- Their reserve is on 2,900-hectares of land on the Six Nations Reserve southwest of Hamilton, between Brantford and Lake Erie.
- In 1787 the lands of Toronto were purchased from the Mississaugas. From the beginning the agreement was disputed until 2010 when a settlement was made for $145 million. Each Mississauga received $20,000 and the rest put into a trust.
If you would like to know more about the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, then we would encourage you to check out the following links:
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (mncfn.ca)
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – Wikipedia
Mississaugas – Wikipedia
Shrugs greet historic $145M Toronto land claim settlement | The Star
Toronto Purchase – Wikipedia
