Land Acknowledgement

Up and Downtown Music Festival acknowledges that we gather on Treaty 6 territory. Treaty 6 is the territory of the nehiyawak, Stoney Nakota, Nakota Sioux, and Dene as well as occupies Metis land. Many other Indigenous peoples have chosen to call these territories home including the Inuit peoples of the Arctic territories. We humbly admit that we are learning what it means to be on Treaty territory and unceded land. We know there is still important work that needs to be done to honor the treaties. Indigenous histories, languages, and cultures influence our music community, and we are grateful to be guests on this land.