It is about understanding that you do not have to be Indigenous in order to be taught about Canada’s peoples and their histories. We are all treaty people living on treaty land, a land that predates not only ourselves but the treaties as well. We are living on the lands that provided for the Indigenous peoples before settlers colonized the lands and negotiated the treaties with Indigenous tribes and bands; promising to provide for the communities in exchange for the peaceful use of the plains and fields that had done just that for them. As an individual living on these Canadian lands we ALL have the responsibility of continuing to care and maintain them, we ALL have the responsibility as a society that has wrongfully treated the Indigenous community to address those mistakes. It is not enough that we no longer treat the Indigenous population as a subpar class; teaching of the hardships faced, the tortuous struggles lived through, the families destroyed, the children lost, and the identity stolen by the destruction of a culture and society that valued coexistence with all parts of life within their existence. The proof that these lessons have not yet been learned is that their impact has not been felt, rather they have been disregarded by a generation that does not feel accountable for the mistreatment. They choose to perpetuate discrimination with racist remarks, detached from the humanity of the situation and the reality that they are a part of the dominant subjugating force responsible for it. It is even more important to reinforce these lessons where there are no Indigenous students because those schools are the ones most missing a voice of representation and accountability. In these situations the teacher and the lesson are the only voice left to speak and show the students that they ARE responsible. We have a duty as not just educators but Canadians to represent the truth and hold ourselves and others accountable. Indigenous students should not be needed in order for their history (the history of Canada’s settlement) to be told in the classroom. An inclusive teaching environment is needed especially when it involves TreatyEd, giving the subject the respect it needs because these are not games and these are not a part of someone else’s history, it is our own. We live on these lands and we are a part of its systems and that includes our duty to educate the new generations on their responsibility.  The history of oppression and subjugation, of voices silenced and justice left unserved, when these lessons are not learnt a cycle of discrimination and violence can only continue as evidenced in Dr. Capello’s class remarks.