Learn & Explore: Treaty Week
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About this lesson
Honour the importance of treaties and give your students a greater understanding of the significance of treaty rights, relationships, relevance today.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Treaties Recognition Week, is an annual activation led by the Indigenous Learning and Programs team, activated by Educators during the first week of November that honours the importance of treaties and assists the public, students and staff at ROM to understand the significance of treaty rights, treaty relationships and their relevance today.
Various touchables will be available for visitors to interact with and hold to have a better understanding of treaties and the publics responsibilities to the treaties of this land.
This session is taught by an Indigenous Museum Educator
This theatre session is accompanied by an activation in the museum that will run from 10:00AM-3PM
Treaty Belts will be available for students to explore
| Delivery Language | This lesson is only offered in English |
| Format | Theatre Lesson |
| Pricing | $16/person |
| Minimum Group | 15 |
| Maximum Group | 35 |
Learning Goals
Students will be able to explain what a treaty is and why treaties are important in the past, present, and future.
Understand that we are all have shared responsibilities to uphold treaty agreements.
Recognize that treaties are living agreements between Indigenous Nations and the Crown, as well as to the land, water and future generations and are still relevant today.
Learn about the specific treaties connected to the land ROM sits on and reflect on their responsibilities as visitors and learners on this territory.
Reflect on how treaties affect their own lives and how they can show respect for treaty rights and responsibilities in their actions.
Listen to Indigenous voices and perspectives on the importance of treaties and understand how these agreements protect both land and community well-being.
Target Classes
| Grade 3 |
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| Grade 4 |
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| Grade 5 |
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| Grade 6 |
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