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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

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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Meet the team

Catherine Drea

Catherine Drea
Director, International Education

905.721.8668 ext. 2111
catherine.drea@ontariotechu.ca

Matt Devlin

Matthew Devlin
Student Resource Co-ordinator

905.721.8668 ext. 6182
matthew.devlin@ontariotechu.ca
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Jennifer Wingate
International Education Service Coordinator

905.721.8668 ext. 6139
jennifer.wingate@ontariotechu.ca

Arleta Music

Arleta Music
Instructor

905.721.8668 ext. 2057
arleta.music@ontariotechu.ca

Rozita Bryant

Rozita Bryant-Whitelaw
Instructor

905.721.8668 ext. 2057
rozita.bryant-whitelaw@ontariotechu.ca

Jill Campbell

Jill Campbell
Instructor

905.721.8668 ext. 2057
jill.campbell@ontariotechu.ca