b'ANISHINABEK NATIONGdoo-Sastamoo Kii Mi: Understanding OurNation-to-Nation RelationshipNew online secondary school resource goes intoa deeper understanding G doo-Sastamoo Kii Mi:A treaty is an agreement madeUnderstanding Our Nation-to-Nation Understanding Ourbetween First Nations and the Crown.Relationship 1, aims to educate and Nation-to-NationSome of these early agreements werefacilitate public awareness about the Relationship1 secondarypeace and friendship treaties. Treatiessignificance and importance of bringing school kit has entered the virtual world!explain the rights, responsibilitiestreaties into the classroom. Students and Throughout this experience, usersand relationships of First Nations andteachers will navigate an online world as will have a variety of areas to explore.governments. Treaties included paymentsthey take a treaty adventure! The content and activities are connectedof goods, cash, land and promises ofThe Anishinabek Nation is a to the Ontario Secondary Curriculum.schools. Many included the protectionpolitical advocate for 39 First Nations There are many videos, activities andof fishing, hunting and harvester rights.throughout the province of Ontario, from accompanying slide decks for teachers Treaties are living agreements, and thereAlgonquins of Pikwkanagn in the east, are 46 of them in Ontarioalmost theAamjiwnaang in the south, Fort William to use.entire province is treaty land.and Lake Nipigon in the northwest. The Topics include: The Truth and Reconciliation39 First Nations have an approximate Who Are the Anishinaabeg? Commission of Canada works to informcombined population of 65,000 citizens. Chi-Naaknigewin Canadians about what happened inThe Anishinabek Nation has four strategic Indian Residential Schools. Part of thisregional areas: Southwest, Southeast, Lake Relationship with Land & Water work is the creation of a series of CallsHuron and Northern Superior. Broken Promises to Action for the federal and territorialThe promises made in dozens of Robinson Huron Treaty governments, in consultation andtreaties have been broken or ignored and, collaboration with Survivors, Indigenouslike 800 unresolved land claims, have Treaty 3 peoples and educators, and included abecome the subject of lengthy and costly Ipperwash call to make age-appropriate curriculumcourt actions. on Indian Residential Schools, treatiesThe education and awareness of Indian Residential School and Indigenous peoples historical and First Nation Building contemporary contributions to Canada atreaties made with First Nations will mandatory education requirement.help Canadian citizens understand their United Nations Declaration onobligations as subjects of treaty conditionsthe Rights of Indigenous PeoplesEvery Canadian has treaty rights, andin this country and understand the history (UNDRIP) and Land Back the Anishinabek Nation is committed toof Indigenous peoples in Canada. All of the knowledge is contributedsupporting a transparent and responsibleExplore Ezhi-Nawending: How We understanding of the treaty relationship.Are Related and more free resources at by Elders, Knowledge Keepers andThe Anishinabek Nation is continuinganishinabek.ca/education-resources. community members. The resource aimsthis important work by bringing these to explore various topics and connect toresources to the virtual world. Our work that has been done around treaties. new resource, Gdoo-Sastamoo Kii Mi:1www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGlp7G4YGV824l I ssue1 2022C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne'