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K-12 Treaty Education
Training sessions are dynamic and responsive. Our team designs sessions for the teaching audience, and for the grade level; keeping in mind the ever-changing landscape of education. Our sessions also offer practical tips for localizing the teaching of Treaties to your individual Treaty territory.
Certificates are provided upon completion of the full two-days of training
Day 1 – focuses on setting context: An Elder’s perspective on Treaties; the importance of First Nations’ oral tradition; Treaties in a historical and modern setting; and overview of the Treaty Education program.
Day 2 – centres on teaching Treaties in the classroom; best-practices and tips for successful implementation; modelling lesson plans; and opportunities for educators to learn together and share.
2022-23 Treaty Education Training
Click here to register today for 2022-23 school year!
2023-24 Treaty Education Training
Click here to register for the 2023-24 school year!
Additional Treaty Education Training 2022-23
- The Grade 12 School Initiated Course on the Treaties and the Treaty Relationship is a One-Day Session that will be offered on November 23, 2022. If you are a grade 12 teacher who is interested in teaching this course for the 2022-23 School year, please join us by registering for the one day session. For more information on the Grade 12 School Initiated Course click here.
- Summer Institute 2022 has been scheduled for August 24-25, 2022. All teachers who attend will receive a Treaty Education Kit. Capacity is limited to 25 teachers. Please register early to secure your spot.
In School Supports Team (ISST)
The ISST provides high-quality, practical in-school support, guidance and role modelling for classroom teachers and Catalyst Teachers implementing Treaty education. Applying sound pedagogical approaches, strategies, and methods, the ISST helps integrate Treaty education topics and lesson plans across the curriculum.
TRCM has secured a team of Educational Consultants with experience in Treaty Education training and implementation and they are available to provide classroom teachers with additional supports.
The ISST can work with Early Years, Middle Years and Secondary Years educators to promote effective teaching and learning linkages between Treaty education and Manitoba curriculum across the subjects. Some options offered include:
- Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Overview
- Treaties and Reconciliation
- How to incorporate Treaty Education in the classroom
- Lesson Plan demonstration – co-teaching
- Treaty Education Kit Overview
- Storytelling and The Treaty Relationship
- Reconciliation and the Treaty Relationship
Click Here to access the In-School Support Request Form
Post-Secondary Course: Teaching K-12 Treaty Education as a Tool for Reconciliation
In response to continued requests for Treaty Education training at the post-secondary level. A pilot post-secondary course was developed and accredited by the Council of Elders. The course became available in 2019 and will run over four successive summers. The targeted completion for all four courses would be July 2022
During the summer 2019, the Council of Elders, with our support, successfully delivered the inaugural course at several different land-based locations – Niizhoziibean (The Forks), Manitou Api (Petroforms), Lower Fort Garry, and Upper Fort Garry, and the TRCM Learning Centre.
Collectively, our staff and Treaty Education team worked closely with the Council of Elders on the logistics for course delivery. A total of 27 people successfully completed the introductory course and are expected to advance to Level 2. This course is unprecedented in Canada and has demonstrated a need for this authentic learning experience.
Results and responses from the initial course offering were encouraging. The course touches the spirit of all participants as it provides them with an opportunity to learn from our Elders. The stories and knowledge shared during the courses provide a learning experience that cannot be found in books.
