GBGH Land Acknowledgement

Georgian Bay General Hospital acknowledges that the land on which it is located is the traditional territory of the Anishinabek people.  We recognize our location rests within the ancestral lands of the Coldwater Narrows Treaty and Williams Treaties Territories. We acknowledge Alderville First Nation, Beausoleil First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Georgina Island First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, Nawash First Nation, Rama First Nation, Scugog Island First Nation members, families past and present.

Georgian Bay General Hospital will strive to unify the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. We will identify gaps in our Health service and establish measurable goals in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

We pledge to work towards equality while serving all patients with respect, compassion, understanding and empathy without prejudice or racism. We embrace the opportunity of knowledge sharing to improve our allyship in providing culturally safe Healthcare services to all First Nation, Métis, and Inuit patients.