Here at Sage Hill, meetings open with the acknowledgement that we stand on Treaty Six territory, that of the
Metis Nation. At the same time, we acknowledge that the place hosting our retreat is the home of the Benedictine monks of St Peter's Abbey. Thoughts about the rich earth of Saskatchewan and its occupants recall to mind Saskatchewan songster
Connie Kaldor's song "Maria's Place," about
Batoche, a historic battle site. A bell of significance the Metis people was
repatriated in 2013.
