The Land Beneath My Feet
I am from a place called Curve Lake First Nation. It’s located deep in the nether regions of the Kawartha Lakes area in Ontario. In some ways, my home is an odd place.
I am from a place called Curve Lake First Nation. It’s located deep in the nether regions of the Kawartha Lakes area in Ontario. In some ways, my home is an odd place.
Teaching junior elementary school students about treaties can be a daunting task for even the most experienced educators.
As we reflect on the Williams Treaties, their history, and their impact on the communities they affected, we grapple with issues of colonialism, land rights, and healing.
All people living collectively in Canada are “treaty people,” meaning that we all have rights and responsibilities for this land we call home.
In 1923, three parcels of land in southern Ontario were the subject of a legal process that defined how they could be used and who would control them.
Treaties are agreements between Indigenous nations and the government. They provide a potential framework for co-existence on the land that is now called Canada.