Treaties

The treaty that was signed for the land that is now known as Toronto and York Region is collectively referred to as the Toronto Purchase or Treaty . It applies to lands east of Brown’s Line to Woodbine Avenue and north towards Newmarket.

TREATIES IN ONTARIO

this is an Ontario Government site that includes sections on treaty rights, treaties in Ontario and treaty maps.

MAPS OF ONTARIO TREATIES AND RESERVES

This Ontario Government site has maps and description for the treaties that cover Ontario. Treaties are searchable by city/town, address, postal code, name of treaty and name of reserve.

Treaties Recognition Week takes place every year in the first week of November. Treaties Recognition Week was introduced in 2016 to honour the importance of treaties and to help Ontarians learn more about treaty rights and treaty relationships.

On November 7th, 2017, Wilkinson invited Traditional Knowledge Keeper Clayton Shirt to speak to the grade 5 and 6 classes about reconciliation and treaties . His visit was a part of a ‘Living Library’ event to celebrate Treaty Recognition Week in Ontario. Listen to our podcast interview with Mr Shirt, below, to learn more about his visit.