Treaties Recognition Week: Day 2
- Published - 24/05/2023
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- Posted By - OTC
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This week we are recognizing the importance of Treaties in Saskatchewan and each day we are walking you through the Treaty timeline: Before Treaty; At Treaty; After Treaty; and Today.
Treaties are to ensure the peaceful relations and continued livelihood of both parties – the Indigenous people and the Newcomers. 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.
Treaty Commissioner Mary Musqua-Culbertson speaks about the time when Treaties were created in this video message.
We also have messages from the students of Grade 5 Class at École Lumsden Elementary
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