Perspectives on Alberta Treaty 7 (1877)

The students will first develop an appreciation of the broad content related to Treaty 7 in Alberta. Students will have a brief opportunity to view and discuss the original Treaty 7 document via the Smartboard. Then, students will identify and evaluate multiple historical perspectives on the concepts and issues related to the treaty. In groups, students will work through one historical perspective. Each group will share a summary of their historical perspective with the rest of the class. Individual students will then write a letter to the editor about Treaty 7 expressing their historical perspective.

It is hoped that underlying this particular work with Treaty 7 that students will begin to develop an awareness and appreciation of the complexity of treaties in Canadian history.