Renewing Treaty and Agreements Education

As part of the new Alberta Teaching Quality Standard introduced in 2022, all K-12 teachers in the province are now required to have a foundational understanding of the implications surrounding treaties with First Nations, as well as legislation and agreements with Métis. In light of this mandate, there has been an expressed interest from the field to gain deeper insights and understandings into the original spirit and intent of Treaty 7 and Métis agreements, as well as the roles and responsibilities of educators leading and enacting Treaty and Agreements education. Drs. David Scott (Werklund School of Education), Tiffany Hind-Bull Prete (University of Lethbridge), and Jennifer MacDonald (University of Regina) have partnered with the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School Division to convene a series of immersive learning sessions with local Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Holders.

In hosting videos with Elders sharing their teachings, as well as educators and system leaders reflecting on their experiences in these sessions, the project aims to inspire districts across Alberta and beyond to forge ethically relational partnerships with Indigenous Elders and communities to enact this relational work in the varied educational contexts in which they teach. 

Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park

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