Vancouver city council has unanimously voted to acknowledge that the city is on unceded Aboriginal territory.
Mayor Gregor Robertson declared a ‘Year of Reconciliation’ last summer, in the hopes of building new relationships between Aboriginals and Vancouverites.
“Underlying all other truths spoken during the Year of Reconciliation is the truth that the modern city of Vancouver was founded on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations and that these territories were never ceded through treaty, war or surrender,” reads part of the motion from the city.
The city says it will now work with representatives from the Aboriginal community to determine “appropriate protocols” for conducting city business.
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