The Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) \u2014 Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing \u201cO Canada\u201d in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild. A message from Littlechild plays on Rogers Place video screens, welcoming the crowd to Treaty 6 territory, the homelands of M\u00e9tis and Inuit and the ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux. \u201cThe recognition of our history on this land is an act of reconciliation, and we honor those who walk with us,\u201d Littlechild says, ending with \u201ckinanaskomitin\u201d \u2014 thank you, in Cree. The land recognition video, a tradition that began in 2021, is getting major airtime across North America with the Oilers on national television in the U.S. and Canada in the Stanley… <\/p>\n
The Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) \u2014 Before the puck drops and before 18,000 fans sing \u201cO Canada\u201d in unison at Edmonton Oilers home games, the audience hears from Chief Willie Littlechild. A message from Littlechild plays on Rogers Place video screens, welcoming the crowd to Treaty 6 territory, the homelands of M\u00e9tis and Inuit and the ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux. \u201cThe recognition of our history on this land is an act of reconciliation, and we honor those who walk with us,\u201d Littlechild says, ending with \u201ckinanaskomitin\u201d \u2014 thank you, in Cree. The land recognition video, a tradition that began in 2021, is getting major airtime across North America with the Oilers on national television in the U.S. and Canada in the Stanley... <\/p>\n