Treaty Education Resource for Nova Scotia Teachers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Antoinette Karuna
Karen Fish
Involves an alien race arriving to inhabit earth and that the only hope for their continued existence is to sign a treaty. Students need to decide what aspects of their lifestyle they want to preserve and include them in the treaty terms. Leaders sign a document written in symbols they don't understand and subsequently legislation is enacted which makes the original inhabitants wards of the state.
Additional material:
Guide and handouts for game in which students role-play significant people involved in the negotiation and signing of the treaty.
Comments on how Saskatchewan First Nations communities provide much needed HIV/AIDS workshops and clinics by pooling meagre resources.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.