We work from Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) which is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral homeland of the Mi’kmaq people. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship”; these treaties did not deal with the surrender of these lands or their resources but instead recognized Mi’kmaq title and stewardship and established rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship. We recognize that we are all treaty people and as such have responsibilities to each other and to this land.

We also would like to acknowledge the 400+ year history of communities of African descent in this region. As artists with ancestral ties to the arrival of Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and Black Refugees to Nova Scotia in the late 1700s and early 1800s, creating art that illuminates African diasporic histories and experiences is a vital part of our research and creative work. We honour our ancestors’ journeys and their struggle towards self-determination.

— Erasure Art Collective