We can never work to end systematic and institutional violence if we do not centre the narratives of Indigenous peoples in our collective decision making for social justice and equity. As settlers in Turtle Island, we directly benefit from the colonization and genocide of the Indigenous people of this land. In order to engage in resistance and solidarity against the injustices inflicted on the Indigenous people it is imperative we constantly engage in acts of decolonization.

Toronto Metropolitan University is in the “Dish with One Spoon Territory.” The Dish with One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, settlers and all newcomers, have been invited into this treaty created in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.