I hold deep gratitude for the privilege of experiencing my life on the ancestral and unceded Coast Salish territories of the Hul'qumi'num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples of Salt Spring Island and surrounding areas who continue to use and steward the lands and waters of the Salish Sea. These include the Quw’utsun Tribes (Cowichan), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), BOḰEĆEN (Paquachin), MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat), SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) and W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum) nations. I acknowledge my position as a white settler and the ongoing harm of colonization. I am committed to seeking meaningful ways to participate in reparation that continue to identify and challenge the dominant colonial narratives and dynamics that exist and perpetuate colonial harms. I am dedicated to building right relationship with these lands, waters, beings, and Indigenous Peoples who have tended connections to the seen and unseen for time immemorial.