McMaster University recognizes that the University and surrounding Hamilton area, including their nature spaces, are situated on traditional territories shared between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and Anishnaabe nations. These lands are protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum belt. The wampum uses the symbolism of a dish to represent the territory, and one spoon to represent that the people are to share the resources of the land and only take what they need.
McMaster University invites you to a special Earth Week announcement of new gifts that will support local conservation efforts and expand teaching and research. Join us at the McMaster Carbon Sink Forest where we will showcase the new Urban Environmental Monitoring Station (UEMS) and share progress that will advance initiatives within the McMaster Forest Nature Preserve. Register at the website here (link).
Guests will hear from community members advancing environmental work in the area and will have the opportunity to participate in a commemorative tree planting.
Together, we will grow McMaster’s conservation footprint.