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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Sustainability Task Force

The university's Sustainability Task Force is made up of staff, faculty and student ambassadors who share the vision of strengthening sustainability practices on campus and in the community through active involvement.

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Chair	Isabel Savransky	Asset and Sustainability Planner	Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCS)
Management	Ken Bright	Director	OCIS
Academic	Peter Stoett	Dean	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
	Daniel Hoornweg	Associate Professor and Richard Marceau Research Chair	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
	Andrea Kirkwood	Professor	Faculty of Science
	Mary Olaveson	Associate Teaching Professor	Faculty of Science
	Sheila Rhodes	Assistant Teaching Professor	Faculty of Education
	Pariss Garramone	Assistant Teaching Professor	Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
	Gabby Resch	Assistant Professor	Faculty of Business & Information Technology
Administrative	Elisa Beverley	Administrative Assistant	Office of Research Services
	Karyn Douglas	Office Assistant	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
	Jessica Castillo	Research Ethics Coordinator	Office of the VP Research & Innovation
	Janet A Martin	Library Technician II	Library - Social Science Branch
	Lia Van Wees	Grounds Supervisor	Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability
	Cheryl Lumley	Project Officer	Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability
	Danielle Culp	Project Planner	Durham Region
	Videsh Brijpaul	Planner	Durham Region
	Alyssa Jeffrey	Liaison Librarian	Library
	Deanna Young	Architectural Planner	Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability
	Janet A Martin	Library Technician	Library - Social Science Branch
	Elisa Beverley	Administrative Assistant	Office of Research Services
	Karyn Douglas	Office Assistant	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
	Jessica Castillo	Research Ethics Coordinator	Office of the VP Research & Innovation
Students	Skyler Sahadath	Student	Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
	Sarah Hajsaleh	Intern	Durham Region
	Flavia Breje	Grad Student	Faculty of Science