Saskatchewan's Digital Adventure: Teaching Treaty History

In Saskatchewan, where learning about treaties is a must for schools, a research team spent two years with elementary teachers. They used digital storytelling to make treaty history lively and interesting. The team included a teacher, a researcher, and a Cree knowledge keeper who shared their experiences. The project aimed to find out how digital storytelling could help Canadians understand treaties better and move towards reconciliation with Indigenous people. The storytelling method was like a new roadmap for understanding the complex history of treaties in western Canada. By exploring the narratives from different perspectives, the project highlighted the potential of digital tools in encouraging meaningful conversations about treaty relationships and colonialism. The changing context of colonialism makes these discussions more important than ever.