The importance of Treaty Education is imperative throughout all Canadian Schools and the world. Educating our students about the past and informing them about the consequences that resulted from those experiences would be very beneficial in the grand scheme of things. Without that prior knowledge, we as a society cannot learn from the past as we move toward the future. Even if there are no current students of Indigenous descent present in the classroom, that does not mean that our students will not interact with them outside and within our communities. It can be seen as a sign of politeness and respect by taking that incentive to show kindness towards the Indigenous culture and people by educating our youth about the importance of Treaty Education in our current day society.
The premise of “we are all treaty people” can stem from the idea that we all live on different treaties across Canada. If we are of Indigenous descent or not, that does not change the fact that we live on Indigenous lands every single day, therefore the premise of treaty people is formed. Treaty people can respect the land, body, mind, and sprint and we must learn and absorb all the knowledge from the Indigenous people to fully embrace our treaty people’s status living in Canada.
Hello Michael,
I love how you decided to include the world in your response. Often times people will say within Canada, but the idea is that the world as a whole has some things to learn about treaty education. My question on that, however, is how do you think that this idea could reach a global scale?
Lastly, I loved how you helped define the term treaty people. Thank you for that.