Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) recognizes that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat nations, and that this area is now home to a diverse population of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
We recognize that Toronto is situated within the traditional territories governed by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum (Treaty) between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabek nations, the Two Row Wampum (Treaty) between the Haudenosaunee and the Dutch, as well as Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaties involving the Anishinabek and the Crown. These agreements remain in effect today, underscoring our shared responsibility as treaty people.
TSHC has benefited from these treaties and the resources of this land by providing essential housing services to seniors in Toronto. We are dedicated to furthering reconciliation initiatives, which include facilitating staff education on the historical and ongoing impacts of policies affecting Indigenous peoples. This encompasses topics such as the Indian Act, Residential Schools, treaty violations, and the continued crisis surrounding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
African Ancestral Acknowledgement
Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) acknowledges the racism and injustices faced by individuals who were brought to this land involuntarily, particularly those affected by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
We acknowledge the experiences of Black peoples who arrived in Canada seeking a better life following the abolition of slavery by the British in 1834, while also recognizing the structural, systemic, and individual racism that they encountered—which continues to persist today.
This racism culminated in the tragic destruction of Africville, which was once the largest settlement of the Black community in Canada. Toronto Seniors Housing is committed to recognizing all forms of racism, especially anti-Black racism, and is actively working to combat these injustices.