Sacred Grove Naturopathic is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Madaoueskarini Algonquin People, Anishinabemowin speakers, in what is more recently known as the Madawaska River Valley. I am grateful for the enduring presence of the Algonquin People, their language and culture, as well as the many more-than-human kin who live in this river valley.

It is my belief that those of us who are settlers must look squarely at our history in order to move forward in an equitable and just way. My relationship to the Land is that of settler, raised by the traditional territories of the Kaskiaskas, Shawnigan and Hopewell territories in what is more recently known as Granville, Ohio, USA. My patrilineal line is from the region between Germany, Switzerland and France roughly 5 generation back. My matrilineal line is from the Scottish Highlands and the British Isles roughly 3 generations back. I belong to the carolinean forests of Ohio, as well as the tannin-rich waters of the Madawaska River Valley and I consider myself a healer, a teacher and a student on, and of, these lands and waters.

I recognize that the presence of settlers like myself and my kin from generations back has had, and continues to have, devastating impacts on many aspects of life for Indigenous Peoples. Despite colonial oppression, many Indigenous nations have endured and are working to ensure the continued thriving of their traditions, communities, and knowledge systems. At Sacred Grove Naturopathic I will work to:

~Learn the rhythms of the land, to build reciprocity with those who have lived here, and to work with the medicine from these lands to support the healing of myself and my extended community.

~Nurture relationships based on honesty, integrity of spirit/self, community care and kindness and to enact this in my relationships to the local nations, lands, waters and more than-human kin.

~Honour the Land and her peoples in my work as a Naturopathic Doctor and to amplify the work of those who are Indigenous to Turtle Island, and identify the ways in which I participate and perpetuate a settler culture that takes us farther away from reciprocal relationships within our extended communities.

With resounding gratitude,

Dr. Rachel Worth-Cappell, ND