We respectfully acknowledge that Dufferin-Caledon resides within the traditional territory and ancestral lands of the Tionontati (Petun), Attawandaron (Neutral), Haudenosaunee (Six Nations), and Anishinaabe peoples.

This area is covered by several treaties, including:

The Haldimand Deed of 1784 granted lands along the Grand River to the Haudenosaunee.

Treaty 18: The Nottawasaga Purchase of 1818.

Treaty 19: The Ajetance Treaty of 1818 covers parts of Dufferin County, including East Garafraxa and a portion of Orangeville.