Treaties Recognition Week

Braiding Our Past, Present and Future

Treaties Recognition Week is meant to honour the treaties agreed to between Indigenous nations and the Crown in right of Ontario over the last 250 years. Understanding the spirit and intent of treaty relationships is important for building new relationships of mutual respect and benefit between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Join us this week as we take time to learn about and reflect on the rights and relationships arising from treaties in a series of virtual events.

Schedule

Treaties Trivia

Monday, November 2 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Registration is required.
What do you know – and what don't you know – about treaties? Join us for an interactive trivia session to start off Treaties Recognition Week.

The Original Relationship

Tuesday, November 3 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Registration is required.
What kind of relationships were treaties meant to build? Learn about the two-row wampum.

Your Relationship to the Land

Wednesday, November 4. Reflection and self-study.
Take some time to reflect try a land-based activity, and watch and reflect on short videos by Senator Murray Sinclair and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
View reflection activities

Keynote

As long as the Sun Shines and the Rivers Flow: a discussion on treaty-making in Canada

Thursday, November 5 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Registration is required.
Join Chief Kelly LaRocca of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and Chief Dave Mowat of Alderville First Nation for a discussion of the history of treaty-making and the renegotiation of the Williams Treaties.

Strengthening Our Relationships for a Better Future

Friday, November 6 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Registration is required.
Join Jake Charles and Kim Wheatley for drumming and singing in a celebration of Indigenous cultures.

Want to learn more? The Library can help. Visit the Library’s Indigenous Studies Research Guide web page for resources.

This week-long series of events is brought to you by the President’s Indigenous Reconciliation Task Force and Indigenous Education and Cultural Services at Ontario Tech University and the First Peoples Indigenous Centre at Durham College.