Greetings,
My name is Maureen Glynn and I am a fourth generation settler of Irish descent. I spent my young life growing up in the area of Treaty 13 (Toronto Purchase) which includes traditional territories of the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations, and the Métis Nation.
I subsequently re-located to study at McGill University which is situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’keha:ka.
After my studies, I returned to work and raise my family in the area of the Williams Treaties/Johnson Butler Purchase, which includes the traditional territories of the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog, Hiawatha, Alderville First Nation and the Métis Nation. This move also brought me back to the areas where many of my ancestors had started their journeys after arriving from Ireland.
Most recently, I have taken on a new professional role at Trent University which is situated on the traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg.
I recognize and continue to learn from the enduring presence of Aboriginal peoples on the lands on which I have lived, worked, and raised my family. I am very thankful for, and endeavor to respect and honour all of their teachings, in particular those that have assisted me in gaining a deeper understanding of our earth and our relations.
This course is the first time that I have worked through a more personal statement of this type and, based on the many resources to which I had to refer, and from which I had to borrow in order to draft it, I now realize the important conversations and study I have ahead in order to reach a truly authentic acknowledgement. I’m so grateful and excited to undertake to this ongoing work.