My name is Caro Ibrahim, and I am a migrant of colour living on Treaty 1 territory. I honour the land and the peoples of the land where I live and call home.

Just Healing Psychotherapy is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and the homeland of the Métis Nation, within Treaty 1 Territory. 

Treaty 1 signed in 1871, involved land cession and the establishment of reserves for seven First Nations communities: the Baaskaandibewi-ziibiing (Brokenhead), Zaagiing (Sagkeeng), Gaa-ginooshkodeyaag (Long Plain), Oshki-ishkonigan (Peguis), Okwewanashko-ziibiing (Roseau River), Gaa-wiikwedaawangaag (Sandy Bay) and Gaa-biskigamaag (Swan Lake) communities.

Just Healing Psychotherapy recognizes these Nations and any other Nations who cared and still care for the land, acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded, as this land's past, present and future caretakers.

Our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation. For years, while Winnipegers had access to clean tap water sourced from the lake, the Nation kept hauling in drinking water from Kenora. After more than two decades of water advisories for the community and no clean drinking water, the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation water treatment facility opened in 2021, only four years ago.

For that source of life, I am are grateful.