diff --git a/css/styles.css b/css/styles.css
index a272b4e35b00358647ee5ac7f2fd6fe446031443..8ebdcd799d90ea813e22488457f1648eebbbdbf5 100644
--- a/css/styles.css
+++ b/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; }
diff --git a/source/_patterns/03-layouts/footer/footer.twig b/source/_patterns/03-layouts/footer/footer.twig
index f77b9514d477988716f30c8db932762e8d35786e..7624c9b72ecd40e5712e4345b650ec8b0bbe8b03 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/03-layouts/footer/footer.twig
+++ b/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>
diff --git a/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/_territorial-statement.scss b/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/_territorial-statement.scss
index ba324f99e78980ce19b25789a29ce6099711bbd9..96e6675f0622f5d6ae53ecdc922dc0a1047fd28e 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/_territorial-statement.scss
+++ b/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 & {
diff --git a/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.yml b/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.yml
index 1f8ecbb9ecab294c60d883ba324ff18f9988fbec..1690c39ea804ac580d7c3a2ca6fd8c4ac78dbf6f 100644
--- a/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.yml
+++ b/source/_patterns/04-components/territorial-statement/territorial-statement.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
 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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