We're still learning what it means to be here.
We didn’t write this page to tick a box. We wrote it because we’re still figuring out what it means to work, build, and live on Indigenous land. This page is just one small part of how we’re learning to listen more closely and to walk with more care.
Land acknowledgement
Before cities and screens, this was a place of rivers, trails, and treaty. We work in Tkaronto, on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat. We acknowledge the care that’s been given to this land and commit to working in a way that honours it.
We honour the thinkers, builders, and knowledge-keepers whose systems existed long before ours. Indigenous communities have long practiced ways of living, relating, and governing that hold deep respect for complexity, interdependence, and place. These ways weren’t taught to us in school but they shape how we want to work today. As designers of digital experiences, we're learning from that wisdom, while also acknowledging the harm and erasure caused by colonization.
Acknowledgement is only a start. What matters is how we work: with reflection, respect, and a commitment to keep showing up better.
Introducing the new Hostile Sheep
We’ve always been here to challenge what needs challenging and protect what matters most. What’s changed is how clearly we see the systems we’re part of and how intentionally we choose to engage with them. Hostile Sheep is no longer just our name. It's our stance. If you'd like to know what we stand for, we wrote it down.
