Les Premières Nations
Big IdeaS:
• Canada's policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies
• SYstems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms
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• What effects did residential schools have on First Nations families and communities
Our focus:
• Learn about aboriginal diversity in Canada • First Nation culture (before residential schools) through children's literature • Education of First Nation children before schools • Children's rights (First Nation and Syrian Children- a comparison) • The history and legacy of the residential school system • Treatment of minority population in Canada and in other societies. • Regional and international conflict (Syrian conflict) |
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What is Culture ? Qu'est-ce que la culture?
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FIRST NATION CULTURE ?
Quelles sont vos connaissances sur la culture des premiers peuples?
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Learning about first nation culture - Students' posters
How were first nation children educated before the residential school system began?
The video - Tuktu and the ten thousands fishes explore education of Inuit children before the introduction of residential school.
Discussion questions:
• Qu'est-ce que je vois? What do I see? (Watch video without sound)
• Tuktu apprend de qui? Who is Tutu learning from ?
• Qu'est-ce qu'il apprend? What is he learning?
• Comment est-ce que Tutu apprend? How is Tutu learning?
English Video
Video - Tuktu and the ten thousand fishes |
French video
ViDéo - tuktu et la pêche à la foène |
Children's rights videos
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Vidéo - LE BANNOCK - manger ensemble
English Audio : A brief history of Bannock - CBC news
English Audio : A brief history of Bannock - CBC news