OTC, U of S collaborate to promote understanding on treaties

The Office of the Treaty Commissioner will collaborate with the Aboriginal Students Centre and other interested groups, such as the Department of Native Studies, at the University of Saskatchewan to make a plan to provide education outside the classroom on treaties and the responsibilities that come with them for all people in the province. An agreement signed in March includes measures such as a series of eight lectures by members of the OTC Speakers Bureau to the university in the 2012-13 academic year, extensive write-ups in future ASC handbooks and information at the existing centre and the future Gordon Oak Red Bear Student Centre. The agreement follows a student initiative that began 18 months ago and the partners are confident the relationship will evolve and develop over time, especially since faculty and staff are now on board to maintain the movement after the current class has graduated and moved on.