Treaties Recognition Week

Treaties Recognition Week honours the importance of treaties and provides an opportunity to learn more about treaty rights and relationships. Formally declared by the province in 2016, this week was launched in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action to increase treaty awareness.

The Haldimand Treaty Lands consisted of approximately 950,000 acres. Since 1784, more than 900,000 acres of land have been lost. Today, Six Nations of the Grand River lands comprise less than 5% of what was originally granted.
The next time you hear a Territorial Acknowledgement, ask yourself what it means. What is my history with the land and the Indigenous people? What is my responsibility beyond territorial acknowledgment?