The Canadian Tank Museum wishes to acknowledge its location and interaction with the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples, and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.  
The museum’s site lands, along with the cultural and geographic areas on which the museum’s mission and content are focused, are addressed by the Williams Treaties (1923) and make up the traditional territories of the Mississauga, a branch of the Anishinaabeg Nation, which itself includes the Algonquin, Chippewa, Ojibway, Odawa, Potawatomi, Saulteaux, and Nipissing First Nations. The museum is proud to recognize and serve these Indigenous nations, along with the Oji-Cree and Métis communities, that form a valuable part of Durham Region’s cultural heritage.
We acknowledge these traditional lands with a deep respect for the Indigenous nations that have spent millennia caring for Turtle Island, also known as North America. We recognize and remember that poor treatment of these nations has long impacted these lands, and we express our commitment to forming and maintaining a strong friendship with these nations in perpetuity.  
Furthermore, we wish to recognize Indigenous nations’ significant contributions to Durham Region’s military history. Countless members of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, and other Indigenous communities across Canada have joined the Ontario Regiment (RCAC) and its perpetuated units, and they have participated in both World Wars and numerous other Canadian military engagements. We acknowledge and honour their service and sacrifices as members of the Ontario Regiment (RCAC), and we look forward to their ongoing involvement in the preservation of Durham Region’s military history.