Youth Without Shelter acknowledges the land they work on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit, Wendat, Haudenosaunee, Tionontati, and Ojibwe Peoples. Ontario is covered by 46 treaties and other agreements, and is home to many Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island, including the Inuit and the Métis Peoples. These treaties and other agreements, including the One Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, are agreements to peaceably share and care for the land and its resources. All Treaty Peoples were invited into this covenant in the spirit of respect, peace, and friendship. Many of us, have come here as settlers, immigrants, and newcomers in this generation or generations past. We would like to also acknowledge those of us who came here forcibly. Therefore, we honour and pay tribute to the ancestors of African origin and descent. As shelter providers, we are mindful of broken covenants and we strive to make this right, with the land and with each other through our work to uplift all youth who call YWS home.
Helix House acknowledges the land they work on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas of the Credit, Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Ojibwe Peoples. Ontario is covered by 46 treaties and other agreements, and is home to many Indigenous Nations from across Turtle Island, including the Inuit and the Métis Peoples. These treaties and other agreements, including the One Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, are agreements to peaceably share and care for the land and its resources. All Treaty Peoples were invited into this covenant in the spirit of respect, peace, and friendship. Many of us, have come here as settlers, immigrants, and newcomers in this generation or generations past. We would like to also acknowledge those of us who came here forcibly. Therefore, we honour and pay tribute to the ancestors of African origin and descent. As shelter providers, we are mindful of broken covenants and we strive to make this right, with the land and with each other through our work to uplift all youth who call YWS home.
August Swinson
PositionMississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
“I am a First Nation artist of the Mississaugas band, currently living in Kitchener, Ontario. I work in a variety of styles and use a mix of hand-drawn and computer-generated illustrations. Influenced by the beauty of nature and the classic Canadian landscape, and memories of my childhood living on Scugog Island, my illustrations evoke a sense of fun, and something familiar that reminds us of a more innocent age but from a new perspective.”
@augustillustrated
Pronunciations
- Anishinaabe – An-ish-in-aabe
- Mississaugas of the Credit – mis-i-saw-guhs of the Credit
- Wendat – wen-dat
- Haudenosaunee – hoh-DEE-noh-SHoh-nee
- Tionontati – tee-oh-NAHN-tuh-tee
- Ojibwe – o-JIB-way
