The medal is a circle that represents a coming together of two nations. The circle is sacred because it imitates Creation.

One person on this medal represents the Crown while the other represents the First Nations. They’re not only shaking hands but holding hands making a promise to each other. Both men are standing on equal ground, each respecting each other.

Many teepees represent many different First Nations.

The symbols of Creation are represented by water, sun and the grass where the teepees stand. It is commonly said that the treaties will last “for as long as the sun shines, the grasses grow and the rivers flow.”

The hatchet buried on the ground acknowledges treaties are about peace and living together in harmony.