I acknowledge the ancestral nature of this place and I acknowledge all those ancestors with whom I share this space.
I acknowledge the land beneath me that rose from the ocean more than two and a half billion years ago.
I acknowledge the ancestral ice that has covered this place many times since this land appeared.
I acknowledge the simple organisms that first inhabited this land and from whom we have all descended.
I acknowledge the dinosaurs who lived here for millions of years and breathed the same air we now breathe.
I acknowledge all the mammals who have occupied this land.
I especially acknowledge our human ancestors who have lived here for thousands of years and with whom we now share this ancestral land.
I sit in the embrace of all our ancestors who sit here with me.
I place myself in the presence of all ancestral beings with whom I share this space.