We acknowledge that this business operates remotely from the Buffalo-Niagara region of New York State, which sits on the ancestral and traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy), particularly the Seneca Nation, who have been stewards of this land for countless generations. These lands were cared for by Indigenous peoples long before colonization.

We recognize the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory, and we honor the ongoing connection of Native communities to these lands and waters. The Haudenosaunee people maintained a profound relationship with the natural world—one based on reciprocity, respect, and sustainable stewardship that continues to this day despite centuries of displacement and cultural disruption.

With an international team spanning different continents, we also acknowledge that we work across many Indigenous territories worldwide, each with their own histories of colonization, resistance, and resilience. Wherever we operate, we recognize that Indigenous peoples have been and continue to be the traditional stewards of lands that have been appropriated through colonial processes that continue today in various forms.

As an organization that serves nature-based programs, we are deeply aware that access to safe, natural spaces is not equally distributed. We recognize that colonized and oppressed peoples throughout history have been systematically denied their ancestral connections to land and their natural environment. This severing of relationships with the natural world is not incidental but a deliberate tactic of colonization and oppression.

We also acknowledge that our tax dollars fund government actions, including policies that support the apartheid, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of people around the world, most notably Indigenous Palestinians. We recognize the historical parallels between this ongoing violence and the displacement, genocide, and ethnic cleansing of Indigenous peoples throughout history. Today, Palestinian children live under conditions where the simple freedom to play outdoors, explore nature, or walk to school without fear is systematically denied—where outdoor spaces represent danger rather than discovery.

Our leadership is committed to speaking out against these human rights violations in both personal and professional capacities, and to advocating for justice and human dignity for all peoples. We believe that access to safe natural spaces is a fundamental right, not a privilege, and that the freedom to connect with nature is essential to human well-being and dignity.

This acknowledgement is a living statement that reflects our ongoing commitment to education, understanding, and action.