{"id":85923,"date":"2024-10-08T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=85923"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T19:51:41","slug":"saskatchewan-has-a-new-treaty-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/saskatchewan-has-a-new-treaty-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan has a new Treaty Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0\u00a0NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eagle Feather News Dr Kathy Walker has begun her role as one of the most important arbiters in the province for truth and reconciliation \u2212 Treaty Commissioner. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to helping move forward and support dialogue on Treaties\u201d she said. It&#8217;s fitting her official first day took place on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation often referred to as Orange Shirt Day. \u201cWhen you think about the purpose of dialogue, it\u2019s to increase understanding and to commit to action,\u201d said Walker. \u201cSo that\u2019s what I hope to do \u2013 create dialogue that will lead to more understanding, action, and implementation of the Treaties.\u201d From the Okanese First Nation, she is the sixth person appointed to lead the Office of the Treaty&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2024%2F10%2F08%2Fsaskatchewan-has-a-new-treaty-commissioner%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0\u00a0NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eagle Feather News Dr Kathy Walker has begun her role as one of the most important arbiters in the province for truth and reconciliation \u2212 Treaty Commissioner. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to helping move forward and support dialogue on Treaties\u201d she said. It&#8217;s fitting her official first day took place on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation often referred to as Orange Shirt Day. \u201cWhen you think about the purpose of dialogue, it\u2019s to increase understanding and to commit to action,\u201d said Walker. \u201cSo that\u2019s what I hope to do \u2013 create dialogue that will lead to more understanding, action, and implementation of the Treaties.\u201d From the Okanese First Nation, she is the sixth person appointed to lead the Office of the Treaty... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2024%2F10%2F08%2Fsaskatchewan-has-a-new-treaty-commissioner%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Saskatchewan has a new Treaty Commissioner - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/saskatchewan-has-a-new-treaty-commissioner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saskatchewan has a new Treaty Commissioner - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By\u00a0\u00a0NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eagle Feather News Dr Kathy Walker has begun her role as one of the most important arbiters in the province for truth and reconciliation \u2212 Treaty Commissioner. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to helping move forward and support dialogue on Treaties\u201d she said. 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