The purpose of teaching Treaty Ed is to build strong relationships with all treaty people – settlers and Indigenous people.  From my own understanding of “We are all Treaty People” and teaching treaty education – it is a learning process for all.  Treaty education is mandatory in the curriculum, because Canada needs a renewal of relationships.  Everyone learns what is means to be a treaty person – parents, students, and teachers.

I want all to be educated that everyone has a right to success, that there is need to be an end to barrier of Indigenous people and the idea that they don’t belong.  There is still racism that happens today – invisible or visible.  The next generations that we teach need to be aware of these microaggressions towards Indigenous culture.  We are all treaty people and for settler students they need to be taught the perspectives of the settlers too.  There are learning benefits and responsibilities that need action for this relationship building – by honoring, sharing the land and history.