You may notice new signs on Highway 11 between Regina and Saskatoon in the Bladworth/Davidson area.

That’s where the first signs marking the boundary between Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 will be located.

The Government of Saskatchewan and Office of the Treaty Commissioner are coordinating official Treaty boundary signage in the province.

The signs use the wording of the original Treaties to indicate the Treaties will remain valid “as long as the sun shines, grass grows and rivers flow.”

The design also features a welcome in the respective Indigenous languages of each Treaty area. It is part of the province’s efforts to recognize, acknowledge and revitalize Indigenous languages.

Treaty Commissioner Mary Culbertson says, “A sign seems like such a small thing, but it represents something significant. Think about the number of Treaties that cross through where the province of Saskatchewan now lies. Our highways cross these territories and that has to be recognized and acknowledged,”