Conversations with Delvin Kanêwiyakiho of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner

Presented by the Department of Cultural Services

Everyone is welcome to join in these learning opportunities as part of the Reconciliation Through Living Heritage pilot project in the City of Humboldt. Bring your lunch to the Gallery, 601 Main Street, to view the sessions with fellow learners, or join in via Zoom. Whether you join us in person or online, there is no cost to participate but please pre-register by calling the Humboldt and District Museum, 306-682-5226, or emailing info@humboldtmuseum.ca.

The Reconciliation through Living Heritage pilot project is a partnership between the City of Humboldt, the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, The Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan and Heritage Saskatchewan.

Delvin Kanêwiyakiho joins the Office of the Treaty Commissioners Speakers Bureau with 28 years experience as an educator with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. A certified Treaty Catalyst teacher, he helps colleagues with their Treaty teaching using the Treaty curriculum and uses his own experiences to give students a good start in their journey.

In 2015 Kanêwiyakiho received Indspire’s 2015 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Award in the Language, Culture and Traditions category. He has cultural currency to speak about most things related to Treaty and nehiyaw settler relations in Canada.

Kanêwiyakiho is Plains Cree raised on Little Pine First Nation.