Erin Goodpipe and Saxon de Cocq visit Treaty 2 territory and Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. Here they find out how Indigenous people were forcibly displaced from their homes to facilitate the creation of this park (and so many others). They also learn about the complicated history of Indigenous people and how attempts to seek justice reveal that Canadian law offers no protection to Indigenous people. They were restrained by its rules and regulations, but were not allowed to access the mechanisms that would allow them to fight for themselves.

“Treaty Road” is an in-depth 6-part documentary series that follows Métis writer, director and producer Saxon de Cocq and Dakota/Anishinaabekwe educator and researcher, Erin Goodpipe as they travel the old roads to uncover the truth about the signing of the controversial documents, the Numbered Treaties. They examine the role that Saxon’s ancestor, James Mackay played in the numbered treaty negotiations.