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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Celebrating the success of the 2014 campus Holiday Food Drive

January 12, 2015

Volunteers helping load hampers onto the distribution truck for the campus Holiday Food Drive (December 21, 2014, at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre).

The organizers of the campus Holiday Food Drive are expressing their sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this year’s drive that supports student families at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College (DC).

“Following last year’s huge increase in demand, this year saw a similar high level of demand from students for holiday season support,” said Kevin Dougherty, co-chair, Holiday Food Drive. “Thanks to the tremendous help and generosity of the campus community, the month-long effort raised more than $42,000, helping to create hampers and financial assistance packages to help 174 students and their families, including 218 children.”

“We could not have done this without the financial contributions, the donated food items, and the investment of personal time by so many dedicated people,” said Pat Vale-Dougherty, co-chair, Holiday Food Drive. “Many volunteers came out on December 21 to help us pack the hampers and distribute them across the community. Together staff, faculty, students and volunteers from UOIT and DC, in partnership with the Student Association and the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa, broke all previous fundraising records for the food drive!”

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