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Identifying Urban Health Issues Among Somali Youth

Midaynta Association of Somali Service Agencies Metro Toronto |

Principal Organization: Midaynta Association of Somali Service Agencies Metro Toronto Principal Investigator: Mohamed Tabit Researchers held 5 workshops with Somali residents in Toronto to discuss the urban health issues facing Somali youths. Both adults and youths participated in discussions offering different perspectives. Shared concerns included the quality of education, lack of role modeling/parenting, and difficulty […]

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.