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SWP201 information resources

A guide to information resources to help with the Land, People and Relations assignment

Sources for history of colonialism

Do you know the history of the land upon which you live? What is a treaty? Is there a treaty in place where you live? Has it been respected? Was it created in good faith? The following are resources that will help you understand the answers to these questions.

Native-Land. (2019) The Land You Live On: an education guide.
 
Hele, K. (2023). Colonialism in Canada. In The Canadian Encyclopedia.
 
Joseph, R. P. C. (2018). 21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality. Indigenous Relations Press.

Find a treaty

Use this interactive resource to locate the treaty relevant to where you live, or where you come from.

Enter a location or address into the search box:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next: Click on the name of the nation that is physically closest to the location you have entered. In this case, we searched for Scarborough, ON. The closest nation is the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. You can learn more about this First Nation and its treaty, and history by clicking on the name in the box on the left hand side. It will look like this.