Hello/Bozhoo. My name is Susan Forbes and I am of Irish and
Scottish descent. My ancestral family settled on traditional territories of the
Cree, Dakota, Dene, Ojibway, and Oji-Cree First Nations of Manitoba, as well as
the Metis nation, particular Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg). I have been
fortunate to live on the traditional lands and territories of many Indigenous
peoples throughout Canada, including:
- Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton) the traditional gathering place for Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway, Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, and Inuit.
- Treaty 7 region, the historic home of Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations), and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III while I as studying at the University of Calgary.
- The Robinson-Superior Treaty territory and the traditional Treaty 3 lands of the Anishnaabeg (Thunder Bay), and the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk Neutral), Haudenosaunee peoples (St. Catherines).
- The traditional the lands of Wabanaki Confederacy and Mi’kmaq (Halifax).
- Within the Williams Treaties, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation that includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.where Ontario Tech University is situated.
I am honoured to work with many members of these latter communities in my various roles at Ontario Tech.