Resources
Books
Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan
Harold Cardinal and Walter Hildebrandt
The meaning of the Treaty relationship in the oral history of treaty Elders.
Lost Harvests
Sarah Carter
How government policy systematically undermined Indigenous farmers on the prairies.
Storying Violence
Gina Starblanket and Dallas Hunt
Unravelling colonial narratives in the Gerald Stanley trial.
The Reconciliation Manifesto
Arthur Manuel
An analysis of the colonial structures that reconciliation has left intact, and a vision for a healthy and honourable relationship between Canada and Indigenous Nations.
Articles
Land and Reconciliation
Philip Brass and Valerie Zink
The impacts of privatizing land on the treaty relationship.
The Myth of the Wheat King and the Killing of Colten Boushie
Darcy Lindberg
The colonial imagination and the importance of “deep unforgetting.”
We Built a Life from Nothing
Sheelah McLean
White settler colonialism and the myth of meritocracy.
Crises of Relationship
Gina Starlanket
The role of treaties in contemporary Indigenous-settler relations.
Who Owns the Earth?
Antonia Malchik
The problem with private land ownership.
Reports
Covid-19, the Numbered Treaties, and the Politics of Life
Yellowhead Institute
Healthcare at the time of treaty-making into the present, and guidance for a future relationship rooted in mutual support and a politics of life.
An Annotated Guide to the (Mal)Interpretation of Confederation Era Treaties in Canada
Yellowhead Institute
The different understandings and expectations of treaties between settlers and First Nations.
Maps
Yellowhead Treaty Map
Yellowhead Institute
An annotated map and introduction to Indigenous perspectives on Treaties.
First Nations of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
First Nation reserves and language groups in Saskatchewan.
Treaty Boundaries of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Treaty boundaries, locations of First Nations, and treaty sites in Saskatchewan.
Films
Reserve 107
Brad Leitch
In the small town of Laird, SK, an old injustice provided new opportunities for dialogue, friendship, and a determination to right the wrongs of the past.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Tasha Hubbard
A stark history of colonialism on the Prairies and a vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands.
TLSN Documents
Proof of Permission to Access Land
TLSN
Although it is not required, we have provided written permission to access TLSN land for those who prefer to have it with them.
Infosheet
TLSN
Download this 1-page infosheet to share at events or post at your local RM, County, or post office.
Videos
Land Back: Governance for a Just World
Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership
How to support a just and ecologically healthy future by redefining relationships and respecting Indigenous sovereignty, rights, and responsibilities.
Restoring Nationhood
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Addressing land dispossession in the Canadian reconciliation discourse.
Land Governance: Past. Present. Future
David Suziki Foundation
The historical context of Indigenous Peoples’ dispossession from the lands that sustain them and the policy landscape that created today’s environmental and social crises.
The Origins of the Buffalo Treaty
Buffalo Relations Institute
A backgrounder on the historic treaty to restore buffalo as free-ranging animals critical to Indigenous lifeways and the integrity of prairie ecosystems.
Podcasts
Radical Reconciliation
Kerry Benjoe
The origins and significance of TLSN in rural Saskatchewan.
Unmaking Saskatchewan
Alex Birrell
This series examines how Saskatchewan's history impacts its present, and how we might be able to change its future.
Reconcile. Everyday Conversations
Mennonite Central Committee of Saskatchewan
Heather Peters
An interview with Leonard Doell from the Mennonite Central Committee about his work with the Young Chippewayan Nation and farms in the Laird area.
Treaty Governance and Indigenous Nationhood
Mylan Tootoosis with Jason Mercredi
Treaty nationhood, the oral vs written history of treaties, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.