MANITOBA GOVERNMENT TO OFFER TREATY EDUCATION IN RESPONSE TO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION CALL TO ACTION 62 The Manitoba government has released the Treaty Education for All plan to offer all teachers, school staff and students educational resources about the original spirit and intent of treaties, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko and …
Congratulations to Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross on receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Manitoba). The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) selected Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross to receive the Medal, which is awarded in recognition to those who dedicate themselves to the service of family, community, and country. Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross has worked tirelessly …
Staff at the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba (TRCM) join the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and our many partners and associates in congratulating Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross on her re-appointment as Treaty Relations Commissioner for Manitoba. Treaty Commissioner Ross’s next five-year term is from May 29, 2023 to May 29, 2028. Treaty Commissioner Loretta Ross …
Interactive treaty education facility Agowiidiwinan Centre opens at The Forks in Winnipeg Centre is ‘integral to building understanding that we are all treaty people,’ Forks CEO says a project three years in the making — but centuries deep in history — opened Thursday at The Forks in Winnipeg. People can visit the Agowiidiwinan Centre to learn about treaties through visual and …
“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
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
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