The Office of the Treaty Commissioner is an agency in Saskatchewan that is committed to treaty education. As part of the Treaty Essential Learnings curriculum that was put out in 2007, videos were created for teachers to use in the classroom. These videos give students an overview of the treaties that cover the province of Saskatchewan. They are useful for any teacher wanting to incorporate treaty teachings in their classroom.
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is the professional organization representing the teachers of Saskatchewan. This is the Classroom is blog created by the STF that discusses important issues that affect teachers in this province. First Nations and Metis issues are always at the forefront of our educational consciousness and this blog has put together some well written posts about the Treaty Essential Learnings and First Nations education. The posts are written by teachers, for teachers so they are easy to read and informative.
The University of Calgary has a series of websites put together by The Applied History Research Group. This group is comprised of faculty members from the University of Calgary and other institutions. The research, narrative, and web design of the tutorials is done by honours level undergraduate and graduate students in the faculty of History. The website has a copyright date of 2001, so while the page is relatively old, the information is still quite valuable.
Most of the tutorials are a general history of Canada, but there is a section on “Canada’s First Nations”. This includes a history of the First Nations People from Antiquity up to approximately the 1870s when the numbered Prairie treaties were signed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhwZQdaPdo0
This link is to a youtube video about treaties in Saskatchewan. The video gives an explanation about how and why treaties were negotiated in Saskatchewan. It is short and easy to watch. The information is presented in a respectful manner. It should be shown to every Saskatchewan student in about grade six or seven as a great intro to treaties.