The Sound Art Innovation Lab is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.

Haudenosaunee – This name refers to the Confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora Nations.

Anishinaabeg/Anishinaabek/Anishnabek/Anishnaabeg – this name the Ojibway, Odawa, Algonquin, Potawatomi, Nipissing, Mississaugas, Saulteau and all the Algonkian/Ojibwa Nations.

"Inspired by the 94 recommended calls to action contained in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (now known as the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, or NCTR), land acknowledgements are a necessary first step toward honouring the original occupants of a place. They also help Canadians recognize and respect Indigenous peoples' inherent kinship beliefs when it comes to the land, especially since those beliefs were restricted for so long." by Indigenous writer Selena Mills https://bit.ly/3xN1Sl0