Treaty Education eNews: September 2021

Wetutoskimetowin: 'to work on it together'

Welcome to the

2021-2022 school year!

The Treaty Education team is excited to be working with you, your students, and your school community over the upcoming year. Please reach out to us if you would like professional training, class presentations, or in-school support for teaching and learning about Treaties.

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The Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba and the Province of Manitoba continue to work together to provide supports for the implementation of Treaty Education, K-12. The 2021-2022 academic calendar marks Year 3 of a 5-year funding agreement. Schools are able to access professional development training at no cost to schools or divisions.

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Organized and led by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Truth and Reconciliation Week is a national student engagement event that highlights important themes surrounding the truths of Indigenous Treaties, First Nation, Métis and Inuit land claims, and the residential school system.

Join Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross and Elder Harry Bone on Day 1, September 27 at 10:30 - 11:00 CST for a presentation entitled 'We Are All Treaty People'.

Engage your students in the presentation by downloading the education guide.

September 27 - October 1

Featured Teaching Resource

Our annual Teacher Summer Institute was offered online in August. The theme was 'Mapping the Numbered Treaties'. Presentation themes included the links between Treaties, the land, and sense of place; the supranational nature of Dakota ancestral lands on Turtle Island; the overlap between Treaty territories and First Nations’ ancestral lands; First Nations’ traditional medicines; and toponymy as a reflection of First Nations’ ways of life and knowing.

Click the tab below to download the session's complementary learning package.

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Treaty No. 2 was made August 21, 1871 at Manitoba House. Treaty 2 territory encompasses the Riding Mountains, Duck Mountains, Turtle Mountains, Hecla/Grindstone and Moose Mountains.

Treaty Terminology

What's Your Treaty Story?

We want to hear from you!

How are you implementing Treaty Education in your school or classroom? Share your stories! Send us an update (with photos!) and we will feature your good work in our next newsletter!

Manidoo Abi: A true story about the land we share

In June, CBC released a special feature on Treaties in consultation with the TRCM. Check out Commissioner Loretta Ross's interview. Click on the image to open.

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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

Treaty Education Office

472 Madison Street

Winnipeg, MB R3J 1J1

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