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Book Release - RtoL – Elders Harry Bone and Elder Doris Pratt share laugh as Chief Morris Shanacappo-Swan presents Joshua Wilson age 9 and Kyle Courchene copies of Untuwe Pi Kin He ( Who We Are) Treaty Elders Teachings Vol. 1 “Volume 1 is a priceless gift for future generations who will now know what was said by whom in the remarkable times of the past 100+ years,” said TRCM Commissioner, James Wilson. “It is also the most substantial piece of written work performed by our collective First Nations’ community since the creation of the Wahbung document in October of 1971.”It took nearly a decade to interview over 200 Elders from 62 communities and five different linguistic groups but now that the inaugural volume of the Oral History Project (OHP) is complete, Manitoba is well on its way to preserving some of the most important First Nations’ teachings of the past century. Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba (TRCM), the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), and the Council of Elders for the release of Treaty Elders Teachings: Untuwe Pi Kin He (Who We Are), the first of a four volume series. ,story by alex pauls FEB. 6 2014 / KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS