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Maamwi - Treaties of Ontario This link opens in a new window
This open access database is a listing of the Ontario treaties. Links to supporting documentation about the specific treaty are also provided. Search by college name to identify the treaty lands that each Ontario college sits upon. Developed by The Learning Portal, a College Libraries Ontario project.

A History of Treaty Making in Canada
This document explores the history of treaty making in Ontario. Found on the federal government website for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Indigenous Voices on Treaties
A series of 15 short videos ranging from 3 to 8 minutes in length. Listen to knowledge keepers speak about specific treaties.
Let's Talk Treaties (Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba)
Specific to Manitoba, read about the treaties and listen to the Let's Talk Treaties radio episodes.
Lost in History - Treaty Making in Canada (16 min.)
This video was created by Jean-Pierre Morin, an adjunct research professor at Carleton University and historian for the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Includes links to specific segments and additional resources.
Map of Ontario Treaties and Reserves
Learn about the land treaties in Ontario. Users are able to enter their address or location to determine what treaties apply to that location.
Treaties and Agreements with Canada
This government site educates on the treaty relationship, treaty rights, and historic and modern treaties.
The Treaty Map: Indigenous perspectives on treaties in Canada
Created by the Yellowhead Institute, use the interactive map to find treaties from pre-Confederation to modern day treaties.
Trick or Treaty? (1:hr. 24 min.)
Watch this National Film Board (NFB) film by Indigenous filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
Treaty Road Series
This video series explores Treaty 1 through Treaty 6. Each of the treaties is described and the modern-day consequences are identified.

Treaty Words by Aimée Craft; Luke Swinson (Illustrator)
Call Number: J NON FIC CRA - ECE Pickture Book Collection Orillia
ISBN: 9781773214962
Publication Date: 2021
The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation. Aimée Craft affirms the importance of understanding an Indigenous perspective on treaties in this evocative book that is essential for readers of all ages.
We are all... Treaty People by Switzer, M.
Call Number: J NON FIC SWI - ECE Picture Book Collection Orillia
Publication Date: 2011
This book explains the history of the Anishinaabeg, or Anishinabek nations. The nations of Ojibwa, Chippewa, Odawa, Mississauga, Potawatomi, Algonquin, and Delaware peoples are described. This book gives the history of the culture, values, co-existence, Seven Years War, treaties, Oka, and present day events. First Nations, Inuit and Métis content and perspectivies.