It is expected that students will:
• analyse the relationship between Aboriginal people and Europeans and explain the role of each in the development of Canada
SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Have students research the development of Canada
in relation to the roles of Aboriginal people [First Nations, Inuit, and Métis (more)] and Europeans.Student presentations should focus on contact between
Aboriginal people and Europeans and outline what
students already knew, what they learned, and what
they want to learn more about. (primary sources - first contact) (lesson plan) (timeline)
SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Students benefit from a variety of assignments that allow them to demonstrate their understanding of societal and cultural issues. Students can demonstrate their abilities to analyse critically and thoughtfully through activities such as simulations, dramatizations, case studies, research papers, panels, debates, and visual representations.
• When students present the results of their research on the development of Canada in relation to the roles of Aboriginal people and Europeans, focus assessment by providing questions such as:
- What were the advantages and disadvantages of initial contact for each culture? (The Beothuk)
- What current issues have their roots in these early relationships? (treaties) (Aboriginal overview )
- What changes in events could have avoided the rise of some of these issues?
- How can some of these issues be resolved? Look for evidence that students base their responses on accurate historical information, consider both points of view, and take into account the context (time, place, and values).
RESOURCES:
Champlain in Acadia: Life & Times, Meeting of Cultures, Colonization
An Overview of Aboriginal History in Canada
Native-European Encounters Preserved in Native Oral Tradition and European Written Narrative
Virtual Museum of New France, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Seigneurs as promoters of colonization in New France.
Contact: collaboration or exploitation
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Video: Margaret Conrad, University of New Brunswick
"The coming together of the Europeans and the Mi'kmaq was traumatic for both."
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............................................................................Maps: Aboriginal Peoples circa 1630, 1740 and 1823
VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF MÉTIS HISTORY AND CULTURE
Canadian Museum of Civilization
