Hello, (Whoever this ma concern)

Treaty education is a crucial tool we must use in the Canadian education system. Regardless the population of Indigenous students at the school may be it is important we teach all students about the cause of trauma and the injustices done to indigenous peoples since the land was colonized. Teaching students in a school with less indigenous culture may actually be more important to the students then the opposite. In these cases, students have less natural exposure to the history and hardships given throughout time. There also tends to be that incentive of relevancy when it’s just as if not more relevant to teach in these situations. It also can give a better perspective as these students may also have not learned in their younger years as their classes were likely similar in culture where they had close to none if no indigenous representation in their education careers.

Part of treaty education that is crucial to teach is that we are treaty people. You may hear it a lot and think it’s some corny saying. That couldn’t be further from the truth when you are able to have proper education in the treaty ed. We are all treaty people and it is all our responsibility to make sure everyone we live with and share the land with is able to live their lives fairly and sustainably. We can say this, however it is not a reality yet as many people living on reservations don’t even have access to clean water. There is also racism still happening daily everywhere. In some forms it is used as humor even by students. This behavior isn’t condoned and learning about trey ed and why we are all treaty people helps us to understand why these behaviors should not be tolerated and why they should be called out, and how they only harm the community.

Sincerely, Brodi