The Office of the Treaty Commissioner is asking for individuals, organizations, schools, and communities to get involved with Treaty Recognition Week, running May 20-26. We encourage you to know more about the history of Treaties in Saskatchewan and Canada. 

The first annual event was created last year as an important way to advance and celebrate the Treaty Relationship, a key component of reconciliation.

Treaties were created to ensure the peaceful relations and continued livelihood of both parties – the Indigenous people and non Indigenous people.  Treaties are the foundational building blocks of Canada.  Each nation had a responsibility to uphold the terms of Treaty.  Upon agreement, the Indigenous Chiefs/Leaders assumed their way of life would be protected, but this all changed with the Government’s implementation of the Indian Act.

The Office of the Treaty Commissioner is asking for individuals, organizations, schools, and communities to get involved with Treaty Recognition Week.

We have resources to walk you through Treaty timeline: Before Treaty; At Treaty; After Treaty; and Today.

Before Treaty
We have resources for students in:
Primary Grades
Virtual Tipi building         
The word Indigenous — explained l CBC Kids News grades k-4

Middle Grades
Grandfather Teachings – Video Series

Secondary Grades
7 Sacred Teaching; eagle feather & tobacco protocol

and the General Public
Indigenous Worldviews vs Western Worldviews

At Treaty
We have resources for students in:
Primary Grades
Alex Shares His Wampum Belt
We Are All Treaty People

Middle Grades
Treaty Relationships – A Reading

Secondary Grades
The OTC Treaty Video – A Solemn Undertaking

and the General Public
Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, Explained

After Treaty
We have resources for students in:
Primary Grades
Phyllis’s Orange Shirt  

Middle Grades
My Suitcase by Nii Sookayasas   
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence

Secondary Grades
Indian Act video
Phyllis Webstad - On Orange Shirt Day

and the General Public
Murray Sinclair’s response to “Why don’t people just get over it?”

And Today
We have resources for students in:
Primary Grades
The UNDRIP explained – Animated

Middle Grades
What is Reconciliation?

Secondary Grades
Our Rights: Indigenous Youth on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

and the General Public
Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action, six years later
How UNDRIP Changes Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples