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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Leadership and Social Change with Wab Kinew – January 9

December 15, 2014

Writer, reporter and award-winning musician Wab Kinew will be the keynote speaker at the Student Experience Centre 2015 Leadership Summit weekend.

The Student Experience Centre (SEC) will welcome writer, reporter and award-winning musician Wab Kinew to UOIT as the keynote speaker at the SEC’s 2015 Leadership Summit weekend.

Leadership and Social Change with Wab Kinew will take place at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario on Friday, January 9, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Kinew was named to Postmedia News’ list of Nine Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know. Drawing from the wisdom of the Anishinaabe elders, as well as his experience with journalism and western education, he has demonstrated the ability to transform passions and ideas into purposeful action. His accomplishments include:

Director of Indigenous Inclusion, University of Winnipeg
Reporter and host for CBC Winnipeg
Successfully defended The Orenda by Joseph Boyden on Canada Reads 2014 (a competition where five panelists each select and defend a book they think Canadians should read)
Hosted the documentary 8th Fire
Won the Best Rap/Hip-Hop CD award at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards for his hop-hop debut CD, Live by the Drum (2009)
Signed a two-book publishing deal with Penguin’s Viking Imprint.

Free tickets are available to students, faculty, staff and the general public until 4 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015. To reserve your tickets, please email studentexperience@uoit.ca, and include your full name and the number of tickets you wish to reserve. You may reserve one ticket for yourself and up to four tickets for guests. A confirmation email will be sent to you after your request has been processed. When you arrive at the event, your reserved tickets will be available for pickup.

In lieu of charging for tickets, the SEC will accept monetary and non-perishable food donations at the Regent Theatre door. All proceeds will go to the Campus Food Centre.

For more information, please email Alena Shah, Program Manager, Mentoring and Leadership, Student Experience Centre.

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