Promising Practices Symposium

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Promising Practices Symposium April 1, 2009
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom Capacity
Building With Schools Presented by Harry
Lafond Ken Horsman Jennifer Heimbecker
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Promising Practices Symposium Purposes of the
Session

• Describe how the OTC is trying to Build Capacity
  with schools
• Overview of the Teaching Treaties in the
  Classroom Supports to Schools

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Promising Practices Symposium Building Capacity
with Schools Teaching Treaties in the
Classroom Outline

• Who is OTC?
• Background of Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
• Elementary Secondary Education Support
• The Treaty Kit
• Implementation Support
• Treaty Learning Network
• Technology
• 4. Other Components
• Speakers Bureau
• Treaty Message Minutes
• Livelihood

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Promising Practices Symposium What is the OTC?

• Treaty Discussions Between FSIN and Canada
• Public Education
• Livelihood and Economic Development

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Promising Practices Symposium Background to
Treaties in the Classroom

• Relentless Vision
• Foundational Works Published in 2000
• Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan
• Bounty and Benevolence
• Inclusive Development Process
• High Energy Province Wide In-service
• Political Action Strategy
• Continuous Improvement

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• The Treaty Kit
• In-service Catalyst Teacher Support
• Follow-up Support
• Additional Materials (Art Smarts)
• Student Online Learning Module to come

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• The Treaty Kit
• Twenty Components
• New Treaty Essential Learnings (TELS)
• New - K-6
• More Material to come

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• In-service Catalyst Teacher Support
• One Day and Two Day Workshops
• Make it and Take it Workshops

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• Follow-up Support
• Treaty Learning Network
• Teachers and Elders
• Website www.otc.ca
• Online Messaging System
• Face Book
• Distance Learning to come

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• Kindergarten to Grade 6
• Treaty Essential Learnings
• Grade 7 Survey

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Kindergarten to Grade Six Themes and Topics
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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• Kindergarten
• Diversity of First Nations People
• 2. Circle of Life and the Sacred Number Four
• 3. First Nations Lived Here First Pre-Contact
• 4. A Treaty Is More Than a Promise

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Elementary Secondary Schools Supports

• Treaty Essential Learnings
• The Treaties
• The Treaty Relationship
• Historical Context of Treaties
• First Nations and their Worldview
• Symbolism in Treaty Making
• Contemporary Treaty Issues

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Grade 7 Survey

• 1. Who were the parties that signed the Treaties
  for the area known as Saskatchewan?
• a. the First Nations and the Metis
• b. the French, First Nations and the Metis
• c. the Crown and the First Nations
• d. the Crown, First Nations shines, the grass and
  Metis
• (answer c) TEL 1

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Grade 7 Survey

• 2. What was an important part of the agreements
  for the First Nations when they signed Treaty 4
  (1874), Treaty 5 (1875) and Treaty 6 (1876)?
• to sell their land to the government
• to leave Saskatchewan and move further west
• c. to limit their buffalo hunting and fur
  trading
• to share their lands in return for the Crowns
  support and protection
• (answer d) TEL 1

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Grade 7 Survey

• 3. Thinking of the Treaties, what does the
  following phrase mean? As long as the sun
  shines, the grass grows and the rivers flow?
• a. treaties are in effect during spring, summer
  and fall
• b. the treaties are forever
• c. the treaties can be terminated by either party
• d. the treaties can be changed as the seasons
  change
• (answer b) TEL 2

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• What is the Speakers Bureau?
• Made up of 25 members both First Nation
  non-First Nation
• Vast knowledge, neutral, unbiased.
• Speak to groups all over Saskatchewan.

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• What is the purpose of the Speakers Bureau?
• Spread the word of Treaty.
• To build better relationships.
• To create and maintain greater harmony throughout
  Saskatchewan.

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• Examples
• Swift Current (February 2009)
• Saskatchewan Research Council
• Mennonite Central Committee
• Reached over 2000 students, staff, teachers since
  October 2008

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• Travelling Booth
• Travel to Conferences

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• How to reach us?
• Jennifer Heimbecker, Speakers Bureau Coordinator
• 244-2100 or jheimbecker_at_otc.ca

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Livelihood

• 1. Livelihood Symposium
• 2. Research
• State of FN Economic Development
• Urban Reserves
• 3. Partnerships/Strategic Alliances
• 4. Youth Employment
• 5. Public Awareness

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Promising Practices Symposium Building Capacity
with Schools Teaching Treaties in the
Classroom Outline

• Who is OTC?
• Background of Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
• Elementary Secondary Education Support
• The Treaty Kit
• Implementation Support
• Treaty Learning Network
• Technology
• 4. Other Components
• Speakers Bureau
• Treaty Message Minutes
• Livelihood

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Questions
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