Land Acknowledgment

 Indigenous peoples have been acknowledging the land before gatherings, ceremonies, and events for time immemorial and continue to do them today. RDD is taking time today to reflect upon and recognize Indigenous lands, Treaties, and peoples. RDDP acknowledges the land this performance is occurring on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississauga  of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations including the Inuit, and Matis peoples. RDDP acknowledges the vibrant First Nations communities throughout Ontario that continue to care for this land.  

We acknowledge that Tkaronto also known as Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississauga of the Credit. This treaty was created with the Crown in the 1780s and renegotiated  with the Canadian Government in 2010 after a long fight for justice.  Tkaronto is also in the Dish With One Spoon Territory. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe  , Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land.  The Dish or, as it is sometimes called, the Bowl – represents what is now southern Ontario, from the Great Lakes to Quebec and from Lake Simcoe to the United States. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and Peoples, Europeans and all newcomers have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.

We recognize our responsibility to these agreements, and work to make our company a place where people of all backgrounds are empowered to share their stories, especially those which have been historically silenced.

As part of the process of making reconciliation, RDDP donates 1% of all box office, dance-jam, and workshop revenue to the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.