LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Quark Expeditions acknowledges and affirms the Articles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ inherent rights and historical territories. We prepared this report in the Toronto, Canada, region, the traditional territory of many Nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples. This land is covered by Treaty 13, signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties, signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa First Nations. The Arctic, subarctic, and coastal regions of southern South America that we visit are the traditional homelands of many Indigenous Peoples. These include the Inuit within Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit of Kalaallit Nunaat, and the Yagán and the Selk’nam of present-day Patagonia. These places have complex colonial histories, about which we have much to learn. We offer our gratitude and respect to Indigenous Peoples for their enduring stewardship of these lands and waters, and we honor the ancestors and guardians who continue to protect them. Reconciliation is ongoing, and we are committed to learning from Indigenous communities so our presence supports their lands, cultures, and connections as we work toward a sustainable, equitable, and collaborative future.
Photo: Acacia Johnson
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