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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Federal Finance Minister James Flaherty and armed guards will stand by as Windfields Farm and Tribute Communities make multi-million dollar 'cash' donation to UOIT

October 5, 2006

OSHAWA, Ont. - Minister of Finance the Honourable James M. Flaherty will be on hand as Durham Region's Windfields Farm and award-winning new home builder Tribute Communities make a multi-million dollar cash donation to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

The announcement - which will include the amount of the donation - will have a significant impact on the leading-edge learning environment provided to students by the university and be made in front of guests and community members including Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women the Honourable Beverley J. Oda and well-known Canadian jockey Sandy Hawley, .

Who:
Minister of Finance the Honourable James M. Flaherty will present the donation to UOIT Provost Dr. Richard Marceau and UOIT Vice-President of Advancement David Chambers on behalf of Howard Sokolowski, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tribute Communities and co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts, and Judy Mappin and Noreen Taylor of Windfields Farm.

When:
Tuesday, October 10
11 a.m.

Where:
UOIT
Business and Information Technology building
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario

Media contact:

Stephen Weir
416.801.3101

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