{"id":254,"date":"2018-05-25T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=254"},"modified":"2018-09-12T21:16:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T01:16:23","slug":"territorial-acknowledgement","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/chapter\/territorial-acknowledgement\/","title":{"raw":"Territorial Acknowledgement","rendered":"Territorial Acknowledgement"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\nKwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) takes its name from the Kwantlen First Nation.\r\n\r\nWe work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.\r\n\r\nProudly sharing the name of the Kwantlen First Nation, the word 'Kwantlen' means Tireless Runner, and is reflected in the university's motto: \"through tireless effort, knowledge, and understanding.\" The representation of a wolf and salmon in KPU\u2019s Coat of Arms, was created by former KPU Fine Arts student, Brandon Gabriel, nephew of the hereditary Chief of the Kwantlen People, Chief Marilyn Gabriel.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/05\/200px-Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University_CoA.svg_.png\" alt=\"Kwantlen Polytechnic University's coat of arms.\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-179 size-full\" width=\"200\" height=\"193\" \/>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p>Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) takes its name from the Kwantlen First Nation.<\/p>\n<p>We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.<\/p>\n<p>Proudly sharing the name of the Kwantlen First Nation, the word &#8216;Kwantlen&#8217; means Tireless Runner, and is reflected in the university&#8217;s motto: &#8220;through tireless effort, knowledge, and understanding.&#8221; The representation of a wolf and salmon in KPU\u2019s Coat of Arms, was created by former KPU Fine Arts student, Brandon Gabriel, nephew of the hereditary Chief of the Kwantlen People, Chief Marilyn Gabriel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/05\/200px-Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University_CoA.svg_.png\" alt=\"Kwantlen Polytechnic University's coat of arms.\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-179 size-full\" width=\"200\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/05\/200px-Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University_CoA.svg_.png 200w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2018\/05\/200px-Kwantlen_Polytechnic_University_CoA.svg_-65x63.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-254","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/254\/revisions\/355"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/254\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=254"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/kpuopeneducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}