We acknowledge and respect that the land on which we worship, live, work and play lies within the Coast Salish territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, represented by the W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum) and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nations, who have inhabited and cared for this land for thousands of years.