06/02/2026
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada - spend some time and learn about the communities that were stewards of the land before the settlers arrived.
From our website:
Prince Edward County exists on the historical lands of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenasaunee and Anishinaabe peoples. This land was their home and they kept it well. The signing of the ‘Gunshot Treaty’ (Johnson-Butler Purchase 1787) and The Crawford Purchase 1783 instigated the unlawful removal of several Indigenous groups and allowed United Empire Loyalists and others to settle.
These Indigenous groups spent years nurturing and protecting these lands. We owe to them the recognition and acknowledgement, that, because of their stewardship and protection of the land, we as settlers, receive infinite benefits.
Prince Edward County has welcomed refugees and vacationers alike and has remained the home of settlers. We appreciate and continue to learn from our neighbouring community The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte as well as extending our support to the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund by hosting a legacy space from 2017-2021.
It is the wish of Books & Company to acknowledge the legacy left to us as stewards of this land and to participate in reconciliation as an ongoing process. Part of this ongoing process is to hold government accountable to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.
Please continue to reflect on what reconciliation means to you.
