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Nurturing The Spirit Of Urban Aboriginal Adults: Symbolic Reflection Of Experiences With Cultural And Recreation Programs

Lynn Lavallee |

Principal Organization: Native Canadian Centre Toronto Partner Organizations: University of Toronto and Ryerson University Principal Investigators: Lynn Lavallee This study used two indigenous methods to explore how culture and recreation programs at the Native Canadian Centre affected the well-being of Aboriginal adults living in Toronto. Using sharing circles, researchers asked participants about how their activities […]

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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.