adding the css folder and adjusting the yml

css/styles.css

@@ -4242,6 +4242,8 @@ picture {
     padding: 1rem 0.5rem; }
     .uw-bg--black .uw-territorial p {
       color: #fff; }
+    .uw-bg--white .uw-territorial p {
+      color: #000; }
   .uw-bg--black .uw-territorial a {
     color: #fdd54f;
     text-decoration: none; }

source/_patterns/03-layouts/footer/footer.twig

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="uw-footer__territorial">
-
             {% include "@components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.twig" with {
-                'territorial_text': territorial_text,
                 "modifier_classes": modifier_classes
             } %}
         </div>

source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/_territorial-statement.scss

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     line-height:1.7;
     padding:1rem 0.5rem;
     .uw-bg--black &{color:gesso-brand(org-default,uw-white,lvl1);}
-    .uw-bg--white &{}
+    .uw-bg--white &{color:gesso-brand(org-default,uw-black,lvl4);}
   }
   a {
     .uw-bg--black & {

source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.yml

 ---
 modifier_classes: 'black'
-territorial_text: '<p>The University of Waterloo acknowledges that our work is on the traditional territory of ‎ the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our institution is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/about/indigenous-initiatives" >Indigenous Initiatives Office</a>.</p>'
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