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Before colonisation, Edmonton was known by the Cree as amiskwacîwâskahikan, or Beaver Hills House, and the beautiful area where the University of Alberta now sits was a traditional gathering place of the Cree, Tsuut’ina, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene Suliné, Anishinaabe, Ojibway, Saulteaux, and Inuk peoples. We humbly acknowledge that this location has always been a place where ideas were exchanged and knowledge was passed on, and endeavour to uphold this tradition by respecting and honouring the histories, languages, and cultures of those whose footsteps touched this land before our own.