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Acknowledgement
The Thornton Lab is based at the University of Calgary, which is situated on and around the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), the Îyâxe Nakoda, the Tsuut’ina, and the Métis Nation of Alberta (Region 3).