The city is inviting you to consider the treaty that deals with the land Thunder Bay is on.
There’s now a permanent display of the Robinson-Superior Treaty of 1850 at City Hall, which Mayor Bill Mauro says is a small part of the work that’s happening with reconciliation.
“This is one small example of that, of what it can do. Anything that provides an opportunity to educate people about the history of Canada and their history with the Indigenous population, is a way we can move the yardsticks forward with relationships, with reconciliation,” Mauro says.
Regina Mandamin is the city’s Manager of Indigenous Relations and Inclusion, and says it’s part of raising awareness during Treaties Recognition Week, “And also raising community consciousness on these important issues, and to remember that we were always here prior to colonial influences and prior to settlement.”
She says her office will also be unveiling a new Indigenous Relations strategy at the end of this month.
There will be a second copy of the treaty in City Council chambers.
