Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Educating educators on treaty making

Treaty Education Camp held in Moose Jaw 

Dr. Shauneen Pete, executive lead of Indigenization
at the University of Regina and associate professor
in the Faculty of Education, was the keynote
speaker at the Treaty Education Camp at
Vanier Collegiate on April 16, 2016.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Treaty making was done among First Nations people long before Treaty 4 was signed in Fort Qu’Appelle in 1874.

“Treaty making for our people is not a new concept and it wasn’t a new concept when settlers moved into this area. It was something that was very well established in the way that we thought of our relationships with one another,” said Dr. Shauneen Pete, executive lead of Indigenization at the University of Regina and associate professor in the Faculty of Education. “It was deeply understood that working with others was a necessity.”

She was the keynote speaker at Moose Jaw’s first Treaty Education Camp at Vanier Collegiate on Saturday, hosted by the Holy Trinity Catholic School Division, Prairie South School Division (PSSD) and Lone Creek Cultural Club.

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