Wetutoskimetowin: 'to work on it together'

Every August our Treaty Education team offers a 2-day Summer Institute for teachers. This year's theme is 'Treaties + Traditional Territories'. Additional to listening to and learning from speakers, participating in tours, and liaising with fellow educators, participants will receive a complementary teacher's guide and a free Treaty Education Kit. Scroll down to register.

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Don't forget to get your class involved in our 'Snap & Share: Treaty Acknowledgement' contest! The deadline is June 12. See below for more details.

Featured Teaching Resource

This lesson appears in the Treaty Education grade 7 teacher's guide.

It has students explore the 'Mother Earth Charter' enacted by Bolivia in 2011 and create their own charter.

Click the image to download.

Treaty Sleuthing: Spaces & Places

The Fairford River flows out of the north end of Lake Manitoba into Lake Pineimuta and Lake St. Martin. Located about 40 miles north of Ashern, it forms the boundary between Treaty 2 and Treaty 5 in Manitoba’s west Interlake region. Pinaymootang First Nation, a signatory to Treaty 2, is located in the area.

Treaty Terminology

TREATY ED in the classroom

What are our In-School Support Teachers up to?

IN-SCHOOL SUPPORT:

Allison Sirdar shared the following with ISST, Penny Ross

Teacher Allison Sirdar, from Robertson School (Winnipeg School Division) has shared the activity she did with her grade 3/4 class. They made these watercolour maps as part of the grade 3 Social Studies Unit, “Exploring the World.” They explored the IPAC Giant Floor Map and the Treaty Map of Manitoba as part of their learning about the Numbered Treaties and First Nations communities and languages in Manitoba. Each student drew Manitoba, outlined the Treaty areas in the province, then explored the maps to locate First Nations communities. They used different colours of liquid watercolour paint to illustrate that the traditional lands of First Nations communities in Manitoba were not fixed by borders.

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To access the Manitoba Treaty map, clck here: 29627-treaty_poster_map_2017-web-2.pdf (trcm.ca)

To learn more about the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada giant floor map, click here: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada | Canadian Geographic Education (cangeoeducation.ca)

Gr. 12: Treaties & the Treaty Relationship

Are you interested in teaching a one-credit, standalone grade 12 course on Treaties?

Keep an eye out for training dates in the fall for the course "Treaties and the Treaty Relationship".

Reach out to our team if you would like to receive copies of the course and supporting documents for implementation.

Click here to learn more about the course.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Check out these teacher's guides from the

2021 and 2022 Summer Institutes:

Our In-School Support Team is here to help! We can support you in the classroom in-person or virtually. We offer:

Co-teaching Treaty Education lessons
Help in implementing Treaty Education Kit resources
Tips on incorporating local Treaty history
Support for PLCs and staff professional development
We also offer French language support for Immersion and French classes. Make sure to note that you would like our French-speaking In-School Support teacher when you book.
We are now closed for In-School Support bookings. Keep us on the docket for the 2023 - 2024 school year.

Treaty Education

300-300 Alpine Way

Headingley, MB R4H 0E1

204-777-1871 | teiadmin@trcm.ca | www.trcm.ca