NSHPCA is situated in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Acknowledging the Mi’kmaq ancestral territory is our way of showing respect for and honouring our shared Treaty relationship. To uphold our duties and responsibilities as treaty people, we at NSHPCA are committed to building relationships with Indigenous organizations and peoples in Kjipuktuk.

We also recognize that Nova Scotia is home to over 50 African Nova Scotian communities, whose culture, heritage, and histories have been and remain an important part of this province for hundreds of years. As an organization that is guided by compassion, we will listen to and learn from the Black Nova Scotian communities.