This lesson plan introduces students to the Inuit Regions of Canada and why the Inuit chose to live in the northern lands. The goal of this module is for students to develop an understanding of the resources from their environment. These teachings are directly taught from an Elder and is for grade 5.

The 2014 Ontario Budget and the mandate letter to the then Minister of Aboriginal Affairs committed to moving forward with a Treaty Strategy that would, among other things, retivalize treaty relationships. In response, the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation engaged an independent Indigenous facilitator to lead forum discussions with Indigenous peoples across Ontario, inviting members from Indigenous communities and organizations to share their perspectiveson treaties. The facilitators took handwritten notes and produced a facilitator’s report, from which this report was written. This report summarizes what was expressed at the treaty forums and can be used as a discussion tool; it represents a master summary of community voices and includes additional resources and teaching tools created by Indigenous partners or through partnerships with the Government of Ontario.

In his collection of Prairie essays-some of them profoundly personal, some poetic, some political-Roger Epp considers what it means to dwell attentively and responsibly in the rural West. He explains how Indigenous peoples and settlers alike are "Treaty people"; he retells inherited family stories in that light; he reclaims the rural as a site of radical politics; and he thinks alongside contemporary farm people whose livelihoods and communities are now under intense economic and cultural pressure. We Are All Treaty People invites those who feel the pull of a prairie heritage to rediscover the poetry surging through the landscapes of the rural West, among its people and their political economy.

A brief interview with John B Zoe, a Tłı̨chǫ citizen from Behchokǫ̀, was a chief negotiator of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement in 2005. The interview provides context about the signing of Treaty 11 and is helpful for hearing proper pronunciation of place names. The setting is an exhibit in Yellowknife's Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, tracing 100 years since the 1921 signing of Treat 11. Among the items shown in the interview and in the exhibit are Chief Monfwi's treaty jacket, a copy of the treaty, and the Tłı̨chǫ treaty medal The Treaty 11 – 100 Years exhibit, staged by the museum, the Tłı̨chǫ Government and Tłı̨chǫ citizens, traces the history and impacts of the treaty in the Tłı̨chǫ region, where it was signed by Chief Monfwi on August 22, 1921.

Fantastic resource for university students and teachers. A Plain Language Guide to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is a thorough document of 42 articles. Discusses a variety of topics such as water on Inuit land and Inuit role in resource development on Crown lands.

Description taken from the NFB: "Covering a vast swath of northern Ontario, Treaty No. 9 reflects the often contradictory interpretations of treaties between First Nations and the Crown. To the Canadian government, this treaty represents a surrendering of Indigenous sovereignty, while the descendants of the Cree signatories contend its original purpose to share the land and its resources has been misunderstood and not upheld. Enlightening as it is entertaining, Trick or Treaty? succinctly and powerfully portrays one community’s attempts to enforce their treaty rights and protect their lands, while also revealing the complexities of contemporary treaty agreements. Trick or Treaty? made history as the first film by an Indigenous filmmaker to be part of the Masters section at TIFF when it screened there in 2014."

Treaty Tales is an original trilogy that makes learning about the treaties and their history fun and engaging. In the series, Neepin and her kookoo as they share stories and learn about friendship, respect, honouring agreements and the history of Turtle Island. The three titles in the trilogy are The Handshake and the Pipe, The Friendship and We Are All Treaty People.

The vast open plains of the prairies drew thousands of settlers to the Canadian West. But what of the people who already inhabited these lands? The federal government promised to care for the Indigenous people in perpetuity and in return, the nomadic peoplos would sign treaties, settle on reserves, and learn to be farmers. Many Indigenous people, including those led by Chief Cowessess, camped and hunted in the Cypress Hills where there was plenty of game, water, and wood. Forced out of the Hills by the government and driven by hunger to a reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Cowessess and his people were successful farmers, but they had little control over what was supposed to be their land. The story of life on reserves after treaty is a story of power: the power of Indian Affairs. Indian agents controlled every aspect of life on and off reserve - the dreaded pass system and permission slips needed to sell farm produce, or not as it suited the agents; the instructors whose job it was to transform hunters into farmers; the Residential school system, and the questionable surrender of reserve land. Yet, this book does not make a political statement. It does not judge the actions of the government, its agents, or anyone else. In an impartial voice, this book relates things as they were, and points to the many successes of Indigenous peoples despite the many challenges they faced. This book is a story of triumph over adversity and oppression. In this very personal account of life on an Indian reserve and in Residential schools, Harold LeRat, with the assistance of writer Linda Ungar, relates the history of the Cowessess people based on stories told by elders, research he did in connection with the land surrender, and his own recollections. In many ways, this book provides a look at the Indian reality of the lives of many First Nations peoples and the development of reserves on the Prairies. Anyone interested in the history of the west will treasure this book.

A great list of resources for teachers with descriptions. Topics covered include, among others: Treaties 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10, Saskatchewan Elders, spiritual principles of peace and sharing, the Seven Years War, Oka, and present day events, from First Nations, Inuit and Métis perspectives.

This teaching resource has been created so young people throughout New Brunswick can better understand the treaties that were agreed to by the Indigenous people of New Brunswick with the British Crown.This initiative in Treaty Education was spearheaded by the Three Nations Education Group Inc. to address the recommendations in education of the Federal Government’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s commitment to have Treaty Education taught throughout the curriculum.