Indigenous Education and Cultural Services
Indigenous Education and Cultural Services is located in the Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre at 151 Athol St. East at the downtown Oshawa campus location. The Baagwating Indigenous Student Centre is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An additional Indigenous space, Mukwa’s Den, is in Shawenjigewining Hall, Room 217 at the north Oshawa campus location. These spaces offer a home away from home for our Indigenous students and space for students to connect with Indigenous culture and resources.
Support from the Indigenous Cultural Advisor is available virtually or by phone. Book an appointment by emailing indigenous@ontariotechu.ca.
Events and Workshops
Community events and programming
Inuit community members.
Land Acknowledgement
Resources and Information
Self-Identification
Our Visual Identity
The visual identity was created in consultation the Traditional Knowledge Keeper, the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle and members of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, including the artist himself, Luke Swinson.
The bear holds significance to most Indigenous cultures as the protector and symbol of bravery from the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
We acknowledge the bravery and courage of Indigenous students, as many have left home for the first time, often coming from remote communities that have historically had negative experiences with the education system.
As such, we work to support these students through this unique challenge, and to protect traditional Indigenous ways of knowing, cultures and histories through familiar symbols, such as the bear.
The image also incorporates a person portaging a canoe, which is also featured on the university’s coat of arms. The portage image is based on the word “Oshawa,” which is an Ojibwe word that loosely translates to the English word “portage.”