How to integrate ‘land aknowlegment’ notices into website
I live in North America. It has become increasingly popular for emails and organized events to include aknowledgments to the First Nation's (aboriginals) that we are on their land. Here is an example, most I've seen aren't quite as long.
We would like to begin by acknowledging that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) peoples first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.
I'm making a website for an organization. One of the members wants me to include such a notice at the top of several web pages. The website has nothing and the group have nothing to do with First Nation's, and isn't politically oriented. As such, I don't think it's a good idea to have it at the top of several pages (including the home page) as it may confuse the viewer.
Am I over thinking this, or having these types of messages at the top without the rest of the information being related confuse people? Is there a better way to integrate it? Also some of the traditional names are written in a special alphabet that looks strange when mixed with English.
This is a very sensitive subject and I want to be respectful as possible. Is there a good resource on the principle of having related information placed close together that I could share with nontechnical people, as to me that's the issue in a nutshell?