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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CSI Oshawa - UOIT opens innovative Crime Scene House

October 11, 2007

Students collect evidence, gain training in hands-on crime scene investigation skills

OSHAWA, Ont. - Homicides, break and enters, shootings, hit-and-run accidents and suspicious deaths - students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) investigate them all at the university's innovative Crime Scene House. Media are invited to come out next week and learn more about this leading-edge facility during the official opening of the house, which will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, speeches, tours, staged crime scenes and sample collection demonstrations.

The only university facility of its kind in Ontario, the Crime Scene House is where the UOIT Faculty of Science stages crime scenes as part of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forensic Science program. Students receive hands-on training in the practical skills required to excel in a career involving forensic investigation, including learning to collect and analyze data such as DNA, fingerprints, footwear impressions and tool marks.

Who:
Dr. William Smith, dean, Faculty of Science, UOIT;
Dr. Richard Marceau, provost, UOIT;
Inspector David Kimmerly, Major Crimes Unit, Durham Regional Police Service;
Dr. Ray Prime, director, Centre of Forensic Science; and
Dr. Shari Forbes, assistant professor, Faculty of Science, UOIT

When:
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
11 a.m.

Where:
UOIT Crime Scene House
Camp Samac
275 Conlin Road East
Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:
Enter Camp Samac off of Conlin Road East.

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Ontario Tech University
905.721.8668 ext. 2513
melissa.levy@uoit.ca

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