Wetutoskimetowin eNEWSLETTER

Have you visited the Agowiidiwinan Centre yet? Located at the Forks, it is a place of learning designed to offer a balanced understanding of the Treaties between First Nation people and the Crown. Visitors are welcome to walk in and explore the panels that explore the history of Treaties as well as the history of First Nation peoples' laws, cultures, and customs. The Centre also welcomes school groups.

Come join as at the Agowiidiwinan Centre on December 10 for our Open House! Click Image to RSVP or just stop by!

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Are you a school administrator? Treaty Education is offering a 2-day virtual professional development session for school administrators on December 4 & 5. Click Here to register or email us to learn more.

Featured Teaching Resource

The 'What's Your Treaty Story' map and brochure offers key information about Treaties and invites readers to use an outline map of the Manitoba Numbered Treaties as a blank canvas to tell their Treaty story. It is complemented with a set of Treaty information cards and a list of suggested engagement activities. Complete the map and send it to our team - we would love to share your Treaty story! Click the document to access.

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Treaty Sleuthing:

Spaces + Places

Prior to the 1870’s, the Shoal River Band under Chief Ow-tah-pee-ka-kaw or 'The Key' lived for 30 years in the lake and wood country around Manitoba’s Dawson Bay and Swan Lake. Treaty Commissioners arrived at Shoal River on September 22, 1875, and two days later on September 24, Sapotaweyak Cree Nation signed an adhesion to Treaty 4.

Want to learn more about Treaty-significant sites?

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Treaty Terminology

Treaty Turning Points

What’s a turning point in history? It is a moment or event that significantly changes the course of history. Turning points can have broad scopes and far-reaching implications. They also can be local and their asssociated changes can be incremental.

At the heart of Treaties is relationships. Treaty turning points are those that result in a change in the relationship between First Nations and their Treaty partner, which includes not only the Crown, but all Canadians.

Each month the Treaty Education team will feature a Treaty turning point in history. This month the turning point centres on Canada's Oath of Citizenship.

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Since Russia invaded in February 2022, people have rallied around the globe in support of Ukraine. The invasion also sparked conversations when Canadians began to explore the history between Indigenous peoples and people from Ukraine who immigrated to the Prairies.The historic relationship led to the 'kokum scarves movement' in which Indigenous peoples wore the colourful Ukrainian scarves as a sign of solidarity.

Read more about this relationship and movement:

Global News: Kokum scarves honour relationship between Canada’s Indigenous and Ukrainian communities
CBC: How wearing a kokum scarf is supporting Ukraine
APTN: ‘They had a commonality’: Author says Ukrainian and First Nations women came together through scarves

Have your students capture their understandings on the kokum scarf colouring page. Click the image to download.

Source: Instagram

At each Brandon Wheat Kings home game, an Atom-Jet Group Community Hero is honoured. A Community Hero demonstrates how a person with quality of character can use their life to make a difference in the Westman community. At the November 9th game, Rob Langston was recognized. Rob is a teacher and digital cartographer from Brandon who developed the What’s Your Treaty Story digital storymap with the Treaty Education team. Congrats, Rob!

Treaty Education Training, 2024 - 2025

TRCM is handling all registrations. Participants can register by clicking the link below.

Dec. 4 & 5: School Administrators [V]

Dec. 9 & 13: Lakeshore SD [V]

2025

Jan. 16 & 17: Flin Flon SD [IP]

Jan. 23 & 24: Open Regional #2 [V]

Feb. 10: Seine River SD [CT-led]

Feb. 10: Beautiful Plains SD [IP]

Feb. 14: MB Catholic Schools [IP]

April 11: MB Catholic Schools [IP]

April 24 & 25: UW Collegiate [IP]

May 1 & 2: Independent Schools [V]

Aug. 20 & 21: Summer Institute [IP]

Email us to find out more.

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IP = In-person; V = Virtual;

CT = Catalyst Teacher

Treaty Ed In-School Support Team

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.

Click Here to book In-School Support