Wetutoskimetowin eNEWSLETTER

Happy June! It is hard to believe that we are two weeks away from the end of the 2025 - 2026 school year! There's a lot information in this newsletter and we invite you to scroll down and read about another fantastic year of Treaty Education along with training updates and a draft agenda for August's teacher summer institute.

***

The Catalyst Teacher Network, provincial Treaty Education consultant, Brett Schmall, and the Treaty Education team gathered May 29 & 30 for our annual wrap-up. Remember, the role of divisional Catalyst Teachers is to assume a leadership role in relation to the delivery and implementation of Treaty Education. Reach out to your CT for guidance and support!

***

The Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba celebrated its 20th anniversary as part of the province's annual Treaty Week, May 18–22. Meant to recognize the enduring importance of Treaties and their role in shaping relationships between First Nations and all Manitobans, events celebrating the TRCM and Treaties took place at the Forks and at Government House. See below to view a slideshow from the weeklong gathering.

Featured Teaching Resource

Treaty Education: Honouring the Gift of the Treaties is a film viewing guide. It includes discussion questions for before and after viewing as well as a list of time-marked questions while watching. Click here to watch the film. Click the document to access.

For more teaching and learning resources, click below.

Click Here

Treaty Sleuthing: Spaces + Places

Fort Douglas was the Selkirk Settlement's administrative centre and the first Hudson Bay Company fort in Winnipeg. On July 18, 1817 a historic meeting took place at Fort Douglas between First Nation leaders and Lord Selkirk leading to the Peguis-Selkirk Treaty. Located near today’s Waterfront Drive, the site is marked with a historical cairn.

CLICK BELOW to explore Treaty-making and sacred sites.

Treaty Sleuthing: Volume I

Treaty Sleuthing: Volume II

Treaty Terminology

2026 SUMMER INSTITUTE

The Treaty Education team is busily prepping for our annual teacher summer institute. This year's theme is 'From Treaty to Foreign Battlefield'. The two-day gathering will take place in Winnipeg on August 19 & 20 and will include tours, activities for teaching and learning, and engaging presenters.

Click the document for a sneak peak at the complementary teacher's guide.

Click here for the draft agenda.

Click here to register. Note: there is a $125 non-refundable registration fee.

Click here to email us with questions.

Lower Fort Garry

Are you planning on visiting Lower Fort Garry this summer? Located north of Winnipeg on the Red River, it was a Hudson Bay Company stronghold and the site of the making of Treaty No. 1 in 1871. While there, check out the video 'Honouring the Gift of the Treaties' playing in the theatre. The film was produced by Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba in English and has been dubbed in French.

Treaty Ed In-School Support Team

We support all Manitoba schools, urban, rural, and northern at no cost.

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

Co-teaching /role modelling Treaty Education lessons.
Help in implementing Treaty Education Kit resources.
Tips on incorporating local Treaty history.

BOOKINGS CLOSED FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR

Wetutoskimetowin (Cree/Nehethow): 'to work on it together'

Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba | Treaty Education