Ecs210 week 6

Prompt 1: What is the purpose of teaching Treaty Ed (specifically) or First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) Content and Perspectives (generally) where there are few or no First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples?

Prompt 2: What does it mean for your understanding of curriculum that "We are all treaty people"?

In response to the first prompt, I find it important to teach these topics as it is literally Canadian history. While many people say "The victors write history" when it comes to Canada we have no "winners." People are still suffering from our history, and while it may not be the Canadians of today who are responsible, we must pass the messages through. 

      While it may seem like a joke to some, and nonsense to others, Native people are still here. They are still living on this land and they are still a part of Canada. Their stories, and versions, and history are just as important as the rest of the history we have. 

     When we treat Treaty education like a "pandering" of sorts, we are just hurting ourselves and others. I feel it's time to stop calling it "Treaty Education" and start calling it "Canada's full, uninterrupted history from all perspectives, and how many choices have impacted many Native peoples."

      I would also like to add, although there may be no "passing" Native students, there are still plenty with Native heritage. No student goes without being impacted by Treaty education and I feel it's extremely important just on that fact alone.

      As for the second prompt, for me "we are all Treaty People" means a few things, however the biggest one is how we all live on Treaty land. Just like we are to learn the Federal, and Provincial Laws of Canada, we must also learn of the "Laws" or promises of the Treaties near us. For me, it's more about being socially aware of what is going on around us. It's important to know about these promises our ancestors made, and how we can uphold them. It's our history, it's our promise, and it's our duty to make sure every student is aware of it through  a factual lense.