Grade 4

Treaty Relationships​

Books

The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Resource Guide for Grade 4
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (Ed.). (2008). The Indian Act of 1876 was not part of treaty [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.otc.ca/public/uploads/resource_photo/Grade_4_TIAOEWNPOT.pdf

The Learning Circle:  Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada.  Ages 8-11
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. (2010). The learning circle: Classroom activities on First Nations in Canada ages 8-11. Ottawa, ON: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

​The Learning Circle:  Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada.  Ages 12-14
​Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. (2010). The learning circle: Classroom activities on First Nations in Canada ages 12-14. Ottawa, ON: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

​Legacy: Indian Treaty Relationships

​This book looks at the historical context and the historical agreements between Canada’s First Nations and the British Crown.  It also explores some contemporary issues and the Canadian Context in the 1980’s.
Price, R. (1991). Legacy: Indian treaty relationships. Edmonton, AB: Plains Publisher.

​The Numbered Treaties in Saskatchewan:  A Resource Guide for Grade 2 (topics 1 & 3)
Office of the Treaty Commissioner. (2008, August). The numbered treaties of Saskatchewan: A treaty resource guide for grade 2. Retrieved April 12, 2018, from http://www.otc.ca/public/uploads/resource_photo/Grade_2_TNTOS1.pdf

​Treaty Essential Learnings: We Are All Treaty People

​The Treaty Essential Learnings document is a reference guide to understanding the foundational aspects of the “Teaching Treaties in the Classroom” program. The Treaty Essential Learnings are those topics, concepts and understandings of treaties and the treaty relationship that students should be expected to know by the end of Grade 12.
Office of the Treaty Commissioner. (2008). Treaty essential learnings: We are all treaty people. Retrieved from http://www.otc.ca/public/uploads/resource_photo/TELS.pdf

Video

Allen Sapp's Art:  Through the Eyes of the Cree and Beyond (DVD & Resource Guide)

Allen Sapp from OTC on Vimeo.

​Office of the Treaty Commissioner (Producer). (2005). Allen Sapp: Through the eyes of the Cree and beyond. Canada: Office of the Treaty Commissioner. Retrieved from ​https://vimeo.com/97844431

Remembering the Past: A Window to the Future

Remembering the Past: A Window to the Future

On November 26, 2012, the Government of Canada commemorated the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools through the dedication of a stained glass window in Parliament. The window is permanently installed in Centre Block on Parliament Hill. This video highlights the making of the stained glass window, interview with the artist and former Indian Residential School students on the day of the dedication ceremony.

Remembering the past: A window to the future. (2013, June 4). Retrieved May 8, 2018, from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1368628725613/1368628900859

​Residential School Abuses Told in Royal Winnipeg Ballet Performance

Residential school abuses told in Royal Winnipeg Ballet performance. CBC's Cameron MacIntosh reports.

Going Home Star � Truth and Reconciliation debuts on Wednesday

Residential school abuses told in Royal Winnipeg Ballet performance. (2014, September 30). Retrieved May 8, 2018, from CBC Player website: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2536997976

A Solemn Undertaking:  The Five Treaties of Saskatchewan

Office of the Treaty Commissioner. (1999). A solemn undertaking: The five treaties of Saskatchewan. On Treaty video library vol. 1. Canada: Office of the Treaty Commissioner. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/98661857​

Web Posts

​Art, Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Important Questions

Art, Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Key Questions - Canadian Art

This year, there has been an unprecedented number of exhibitions, residencies and other art activities aimed at addressing Canada's residential-school history and present-day consequences, as well as addressing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that has been officially ordained to bring that legacy to light.

Sandals, L. (2013, November 14). Art, residential schools & reconciliation: Important questions. Retrieved April 20, 2018, from Canadian Art website: https://canadianart.ca/features/art-and-reconciliation/

Sakewewak Annual Storytellers Festival ​ 

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Sakewewak's mandate is to ensure that Indigenous artists within the city of Regina and surrounding areas are consistently provided with the space and environment that allows them to develop their self-determined artistic practices through critical exchange with their peers and audiences.

Sakewewak artists' collective home. (n.d.). Retrieved May 8, 2018, from Sakewewak artists' collective home website: https://www.sakewewak.ca/

​Treaty Boundaries, Location of First Nations and Treaty Sites in Saskatchewan

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Office of the Treaty Commissioner. (n.d.). Treaty boundaries, location of First Nations and treaty sites in Saskatchewan. Retrieved April 12, 2018, from http://www.otc.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/treatymap_large.pdf