“This was the best that I could do - people are scared to do Indigenous teaching in their classroom because they are scared they won’t do it right - that shouldn’t stop us from trying” #TreatyEdCamp
“understand that we need to face the true complexity of the world rather than the imagined simplicity” - Learning about math and perspectives at the #TreatyEdCamp
“I’m not gonna be another number - statistic or stereotype” Rap as the New Buffalo from @InfoRediculous. Give this a listen: https://t.co/seQ1ZHmSvj #TreatyEdCamp
Colonialism on Canvas : a two - spirit perspective was a powerful experience. We were asked to paint different shapes on a page with red, yellow or blue and white but once we were done we were told to cover the beautiful creation with black paint.
“These are just not stories Canada needs to hear. These are stories Canada needs to feel. “
- Chief Wilson Littlechild, a TRC commissioner @VanierTreaty4#TreatyEdCamp
“We must strive to become a society that champions human rights, truth and tolerance by confronting not avoiding the history” -Chief Justice of Murray Sinclair
“Be safe. I hope you are safe, even though I know you might not be, walking home. When are we ever safe, in this colonial state?” - @EricaVioletLee on how Indigenous women protect each other // #TreatyEdCamp in Regina, SK
“It is precisely because education was the primary tool of oppression of Aboriginal people, and miseducation of all Canadians, that we have concluded that educations holds the key to reconciliation” - @SenSincmurr#TreatyEdCamp
“The primary objective of smudging in schools is aimed at creating cultural awareness and aiding in the process of gaining a sense of cultural identity” #TreatyEdCamp
"When I think of mourning, I don't think of helplessness. I think of mourning as one way we celebrate life. Overflowing the vulnerabilities of our bodies."
Art piece of Colten Boushie by @wiisaakode
#justiceforcolten#treatyedcamp 4.0