Land acknowledgments in sports and government When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment. Cardinal worked with the National Hockey League team and Chief Wilton Littlechild, a former commissioner for …
Source: Winnipeg Free Press
“We are hopeful that we can use this time to learn about each other, as colleagues, neighbours and residents, and to also explore how we can work together to combat the racism that continues to exist within the City of Winnipeg,” said Loretta Ross, treaty commissioner of the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-agencies-organizations-to-explore-racism-in-week-of-events-573894432.html
This English as an Additional Language program for Newcomers, which deals with curriculum, culture, histories and issues faced by Indigenous peoples in Canada, was created in partnership with the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/mobile/video?binId=1.1164782&clipId=2128508&playlistPageNum=1&fbclid=IwAR0wTvEiQgcprVY0RTNk79AdzcdNWg3-fA7Gxg7ZnT8I4gyU_SuuUqQn8P8
We are all Treaty people. You may have heard this expression before and wondered, I am a Treaty person? Did you know that whether you are First Nation, Canadian, or a Newcomer, you benefit from the Treaties? These agreements between First Nations and the Crown may have been made in the past, but they were …
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