Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that we - as students at The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine - live, learn and breathe on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.

We are grateful to the Indigenous peoples who have cared for these lands since time immemorial and are privileged to learn from their strength, leadership and resilience in the face of ongoing colonial acts of violence.

We recognize and hold our hands up to Indigenous stewardship and protection of the lands in British Columbia and Canada. We hope our work can contribute to a healthier environment and greener future - a future that Indigenous peoples have been advocating for long before the acknowledgement of climate change by colonizers.