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Treaty Education in Nova Scotia is a reconciliation story that has been many years in the making.
Guest editor Cynthia Bird of Peguis First Nation explores Treaties and the historic Treaty relationship between First Nations peoples and the British Crown, now represented by the government of Canada.
Western Canada’s Treaties were intended to provide frameworks for respectful coexistence.
Recipient of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching
Recipients of the 2017 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching
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In this lesson students use primary source material to explore the constitutional validity of the Treaties of Peace and Friendship.
Students will explore historical significance as the process used by historians to evaluate what was important about particular events, people, and developments in the past.
Explore several places and occasions that mark the importance of Treaties and stories about the historic Treaty relationship between First Nations people and the Crown.
In this lesson students examine the idea of justice as it applies to Treaty interpretations.