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In accordance with the colonial emphasis on relationship denial, Treaties have been a massive curricular omission in Canadian education systems. Thus, when the Treaty Commissioners sought to initiate negotiations, the leaders declined to discuss the Treaty. IN SEPTEMBER 1874, Treaty Commissioners representing Queen Victoria traveled to Fort Qu'Appelle to negotiate the terms of a sacred promise to live in peace and friendship with nehiyawak (Cree), Anihsinapek (Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples of the region that came to be known as Treaty 4. Although I cannot claim expertise in the details of each individual Treaty, I can state that Indigenous peoples understand those Treaties as sacred adoption ceremonies through which they agreed to live in peaceful coexistence with their newcomer relatives. [Extracted from the article] |
