The Office of the Treaty Commissioner was pleased to partner with Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) to present the Leading Together Awards in November at Government House in Regina.

The Leading Together awards recognize outstanding efforts in areas of activity including land, education, anti-racism, MMIWG2SBM, justice, health, social services, economic development, arts, language, culture, and more.  

In its second year, two organizations were recognized for their work Burnt Thicket Theatre and OneHoop.

Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan Dr. Kathy Walker was at the event to present the awards.

OneHoop was honoured for their work in advancing Canadians’ understanding of economic reconciliation and supporting meaningful relationship-building between the corporate sector, governments and the Indigenous community.

Burnt Thicket Theatre received their award for their show We Treaty People, 9 digital audio plays and 9 interviews from a diverse group of 49 artists exploring the question, “What does it mean to embrace all our relations?

“This is a great honour and I feel very humbled to be in the room here with so many amazing people,” Steven Waldscmidt said during Burnt Thicket Theatre’s acceptance speech.

“I’d like to thank [Dr.] Kathy Walker and everyone at the Office of the Treaty Commissioner and to MCoS for the gift of these awards and this recognition as well as bringing all these people together.”

The Sarkar Family Foundation donated funds to MCoS to establish and maintain an award that recognizes long-term impactful work towards reconciliation.

Watch the video featuring the nominees