We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire to speak at Oshawa campus

March 11, 2005

OSHAWA, Ont. - Hear one of only 25 Canadians to earn a Pearson Peace Medal speak about his personal experiences as force commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda. Join us on March 18 at noon in the Gymnasium of the Oshawa campus of Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) as Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire speaks about his life experiences and his novel, Shake Hands with the Devil. Everyone is welcome.

Dallaire served in the Canadian Forces in highly demanding roles, finally retiring after over 30 years of service. His presentation will focus on his first-hand experiences in Rwanda, where he personally witnessed the death of 800,000 civilians in just over three months.

Returning from this mission, he received the Meritorious Service Cross and was promoted to Three-Star General. In 2004, he was the recipient of the Author of the Year Award from the Canadian Booksellers Association, as well as the Award for Best Nonfiction Book for Shake Hands with the Devil. He has also been awarded the Governor-General's Literary Award.

For more information, please contact Kathryn Bremner at 905.721.3111 ext. 2175. Arrangements to bring Dallaire to campus were made possible through the National Speakers Bureau. For more information, visit their website at www.nsb.com.

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