SPECIAL FEATURE
Treaty making is older than Canada
Given the boundless scale, scope, and inter-dimensionality of Indigenous-led treaties, how can they be represented on a map?
Explore version 2.0 of the Treaty Map and download the accompanying Education Guide.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
The Treaty Map
Education Guide
Nine guided activities designed to centre Indigenous
perspectives on treaties and on the broader historical and contemporary context on the Indigenous-state relationship.
YELLOWHEAD SCHOOL
An accessible platform for grounded perspectives and compelling ideas on Indigenous issues in Canada.
- Gender & Generational Justice
- by Michaela McGuire - Jaad Gudgihljiwah
- Northern, The Indian Department
- by Dakota Erutse
- Social Policy
- by Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat
Yellowhead North
Yellowhead North aims to amplify the writers, activists, researchers and artists who advocate for the reclamation of Indigenous land and life -- and the unique dimensions of that campaign.
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Braiding Accountability:
A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action
What possibilities for reconciliation emerge when accountability, funding, and governance are led by Indigenous Peoples, rather than constrained by health authorities’ performative commitments?
Rooted in community networks, Yellowhead offers critical and accessible resources to support the reclamation of Indigenous land and life.
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Land Back Online
An open access online course about the ways Canada dispossesses Indigenous people of the land — and the strategies communities are using to get it back
Members of the Yellowhead community are frequently in the media, offering commentary and insight from Indigenous perspectives.
- December 20, 2025, First Nations honourees recognized with national awards at Rideau Hall, CBC
- December 18, 2025, Division between First Nations over resource development could go on for decades: Yellowhead Institute, APTN News
- December 18, 2025, Inconvenient Indian author’s ‘Pretendian’ revelation breaks trust, CKLB Radio
- December 16, 2025, Beyond checkboxes: why reconciliation requires systems thinking, Policy Options