Acknowledgments

Land Acknowledgment

At Conestoga College, we would like to acknowledge that in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Brantford, we are located on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Haudenosaunee people of Six Nations, which includes six miles on either side of the Grand River. This is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples. Recognizing the land is an expression of gratitude and appreciation to those whose environment we reside in and a way of honouring the Indigenous people living and working on the ground for thousands of years.

Author Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank Conestoga College for the opportunity to write this book for the English Language Program. The support provided by the leadership of Executive Dean, Shawn Brake, Conestoga Language Institute Chair and IELTS Manager, Natalie Hughes, and the Open Learning Team led by Cecile Michniewicz is second to none!

A heartfelt thank you also goes out to the amazing faculty members who I work with. The CELR series is the brainchild of Esther Devries-Lasby; I hope we have been able to go above and beyond that initial dream. Stephanie Kinzie, Sarah Darling, and Michele Hawley were wonderful sounding boards—thank you for your consultation sessions and your editing skills. Also thank you to Larissa Conley who provided great inspiration for the topics in the book.

Finally, I would like to thank Cornelius Fehr for his never-ending encouragement and faith in me. That kind of support makes all the difference in the world!