We are all Treaty People

We are all Treaty People is an educational resource.

In Anishinabek News

• October 2013: This publication was highlighted alongside a new book launch in October 2013. It is available through the Union of Ontario Indians and various retailers.
• May 2014: Copies of this book were given to students who won Anishinabek Nation awards at the 2014 North Bay Regional Heritage Fair.
• November 2015: The book was published by the Union of Ontario Indians in 2011 and has sold over 9,000 copies. It was written by Maurice Switzer and illustrated by Charley Hebert. The book is part of an educational kit that includes a teachers' resource guide linked to the Ontario curriculum for Grades 1-8.
• May 2016: The book was written by Maurice Switzer and translated into Anishinaabemowin by Shirley Ida Williams. It was published by the Union of Ontario Indians in 2015.
• August 2016: A copy of this kit was presented to Kathleen Wynne during her visit to Nipissing First Nation in 2016.
• October 2016: Kelly Crawford developed the Ontario curriculum-linked teacher's guide for this resource kit. The kit is designed to facilitate discussions about treaties in elementary school classrooms.
• June 2017: The guide was written by Kelly Crawford as part of an educational kit for elementary and secondary schools. It is used in more than 2,000 schools throughout Ontario.
• October 2017: This resource was created for teachers by Kelly Crawford.
• November 2017: This kit is used by over 3,000 English and French schools across the province. The books Alex Shares his Wampum Belt and Dakota Talks about Treaties were designed to complement this existing resource.
• November 2018: The book was written by Maurice Switzer and is used as an educational resource by the Anishinabek Nation.
• October 2019: This educational resource was authored by Kelly Crawford to support treaty education.
• November 2019: The kit includes a teacher's guide written by Kelly Crawford for use in elementary and secondary classrooms. A book of the same name was authored by Maurice Switzer as a resource for teaching the treaty relationship.
• June 2020: The We Are All Treaty People teacher's kit was used for activities during a March 2020 training session for the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. This educational resource was authored by Kelly Crawford for students from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
• August 2020: The book was written by Maurice Switzer in 2011 and became a national bestseller. Teachers kits based on the book were distributed to First Nations and school boards starting in 2015. The resource aims to teach students that treaties are ongoing agreements that cover all of Ontario.
• November 2020: The We are all Treaty People kit contains lesson plans that are being converted into online resources by the Anishinabek Nation.
• November 2020: The book was written by Maurice Switzer and illustrated by Charlie Hebert. It provides a chronological history of the Anishinabek and covers topics such as the Indian Act and residential schools. The cover of this book is displayed at Sandalwood Heights Secondary School as part of a visual land acknowledgement.
• June 2021: This kit was originally launched in May 2015 to facilitate education on treaties. It included a LEGO replica of the Treaty of Niagara wampum belt consisting of 800 pieces.
• April 2022: The book We Are All Treaty People was produced in 2011 to provide information about the history of treaties. A presentation of the same name was delivered by Maurice Switzer via the Art Gallery of Ontario.
• May 2022: The book was written by Maurice Switzer and became a national best-seller in Canada.
• May 2022: This resource includes a LEGO representation of a wampum belt designed by Alexander, the cousin of Tarah-Lynn Remillard.