Grade 8
Treaty Relationships
Books
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Call of the Fiddle
Call of the Fiddle completes the trilogy of a young boy as he embraces his Métis heritage and carries on his family’s traditions. Wilfred Burton and Anne Patton capture Batoche’s history and significance with their words, while Sherry Farrell Racette brings the land and Métis culture to life with her vibrant illustrations. Join Nolin one last time as he hears the rollicking rhythm of the “Red River Jig,” learns of tearful memories, and experiences the excitement of jigging at Batoche! (Publisher)
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Burton, W. & Patton, A. (2011). Call of the Fiddle. Saskatoon, SK: Gabriel Dumont Institute.
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Goose Girl
Many years ago,by a lake in Northern Canada, there was a young girl named Marie. She spoke French and she spoke Cree, but it was her wordless understanding with a special goose that would change her life. The geese carry the spirits of the departed to the promised land. With her special friendship Marie would soon be known as Niskaw for bringing the teachings and the healings of the geese to her people. Goose Girl is a gentle and moving story of love, faith and letting go.
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McLellan, J. & M. (2007). Goose Girl. Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, Inc.
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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.
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Price, R (1991). Legacy: Indian Treaty Relationships. Edmonton, AB: Plains Publishing.
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Statement of Treaty Issues: Treaties as a Bridge to the Future.
The 1998 Report provides an overview of the preliminary discussions between representatives of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and Canada, (with the Province as observer). It recounts the views and perspectives that the parties brought to the exploratory Treaty Table during meetings in 1997-1998. Quotes from the oral historians of Treaty and the Treaty relationship are included courtesy of many Saskatchewan Elders who contributed their knowledge and understandings to the meeting process.
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Office of the Treaty Commissioner (1998). Statement of Treaty Issues: Treaties as a Bridge to the Future. Saskatoon, SK: Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
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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.
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Office of the Treaty Commissioner (2008). Treaty Essential Learnings: We Are All Treaty People. Saskatoon, SK: Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
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Teaching Treaties in the Classroom, Grades 7 - 12
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Office of the Treaty Commissioner. Teaching Treaties in the Classroom, Grades 7 - 12. Saskatoon, SK: Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
Videos
Web Posts
Dobson, P. et al. (2006). In Their Own Land: Treaty 10 and the Canoe Lake, Clear Lake, and English River Bands. Saskatoon, SK: Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. The Virtual Museum of Métis Culture and History Retrieved from http://www.metismuseum.ca/
