Councillor E. Rutherford called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2024, and acknowledged that Agenda Review Committee meets on the traditional land of Treaty 6 Territory and the Métis homeland. The Acting Chair also acknowledged the diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors' footsteps have marked this territory for centuries such as: Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, as well as Métis and Inuit, and now settlers from around the world.