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TREATIES 1 TO 11 AND SECURING FOOD CREATOR , LAND, SUN, WATER,AIR = LIFE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION CONVENTION Saskatoon, Sask. November 24, 2016 Harry Lafond, Office of the Treaty Commissioner MEDICINE PEOPLES Article 24-1: Indigenous peoples


  1. TREATIES 1 TO 11 AND SECURING FOOD CREATOR , LAND, SUN, WATER,AIR = LIFE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION CONVENTION Saskatoon, Sask. November 24, 2016 Harry Lafond, Office of the Treaty Commissioner

  2. MEDICINE PEOPLES Article 24-1: Indigenous peoples have the right to their traditional medicines and to maintain their health practices …. UNDRIP

  3. Treaty 6: …the said Indians, shall have right to pursue their avocations of hunting and fishing throughout the tract surrendered... 1876 Click a picture, and then click the Format Picture tab to create your own frames and make picture corrections such as adjusting contrast and brightness or cropping the picture for just the right look.

  4. The treaties, from the Elders’ perspective, were negotiated within …the relationship between Creator, his children and all elements of his creation...Treaty Implementation:Filfilling the Covenant wītaskēwin pimācihowin

  5. ASKIY “…I must lean low and present my pipe to Maka, the earth, the only mother, and ask her to help me; for my body is hers and I am her son.” Black Elk

  6. TRC Call to Action #22: …to recognize the value of Aboriginal healing practices and use them... This was the Maker Whose gifts of Guardian spirits And healing foods And water Sustained the life Of the People For all times.

  7. In Ceremony Giving thanks

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