Education News Autumn2017web (2) | Page 19

Pre-interns participate in treaty education 270 pre-interns, 10 OTC facilitators, 10 elders, and 10 faculty and staff. Photo courtesy of Julie Machnaik Before third-year pre-interns go into schools for their field experiences, they participate in extensive professional development. Treaty education is a significant part of their learning experience. This fall, on September 13, three bus loads of pre-interns went to the Treaty 4 Gathering at Fort Qu’Appelle and while there students experienced the Kairos Blanket Exercise along with Treaty 4 cultural activities and a tour of the Lebret/Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School site. On Sept