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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UOIT Faculty of Science hosts second annual Science Rendezvous

April 21, 2009

Expo aims to demystify science, engage curiosity and increase student enrolment in the fields of science and technology

OSHAWA, ON. - The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is gearing up to welcome inquiring minds of all ages to campus next month for a day of discovery and innovation as part of the second annual Science Rendezvous.

Science Rendezvous is held throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and UOIT's event will offer fun and family-friendly activities including creating slime using polymers, examining forensic evidence and solving a crime, learning about luminescence and why things glow in the dark, morning coffee with a scientist, maggot races and art, liquid nitrogen ice cream and Science Jeopardy. The event will also include Who Knew?, a mini-seminar series focusing on topics such as Mystery, murder and mummies; Illusions, what are your eyes really seeing?; Security on the Internet; and Life's hitchhikers.

"We are very pleased to participate in Science Rendezvous again this year," said Dr. William Smith, dean of the Faculty of Science. "This expo offers a wonderful opportunity to invite members of the community to discover UOIT and investigate the incredible world of science".

Science Rendezvous events are part of a daylong initiative designed to promote the importance of science and technology to the general public at various locations across the GTA. For more information, visit www.sciencerendezvous.ca.

When:
Saturday, May 9, 2009
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

Parking:
Enter off of Simcoe Street and proceed to the Founders 1 parking lot.

About Ontario Tech University
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Media contact
Melissa Levy
Communications and Marketing
Ontario Tech University
905.721.8668 ext. 2513
melissa.levy@uoit.ca

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