SD42 Libraries Elementary Reference Sets: Canada's First Peoples (SS 4,5,6)

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Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools

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Articles:

Teacher Resources:

Coast Salish

Haida

Nisga'a

Ktunaxa (Kootenai)

Dakelh (Carrier) and Tsek'ene

Metis

Blackfoot

Dene
(Denesuline and Tlicho are both Dene Nations)

Inuit

Cree

Ojibwa

Algonquin

Huron

Iroquois

Mi'kmaq

Grades 4, 5 and 6 Social Studies and Science

Big Ideas:

• The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada. (Grade 4 Social Studies)
• Interactions between First Peoples and Europeans lead to conflict and cooperation, which continues to shape Canada’s identity. (Grade 4 Social Studies)
• Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies. (Grade 5 Social Studies)
• Economic self-interest can be a significant cause of conflict among peoples and governments. (Grade 6 Social Studies)

Key Questions:

• What effects did residential schools have on First Nations families and communities?
• How do First Peoples balance economic development with traditional uses of the land?
• How fair has BC’s treaty process been?

Content:

• The impact of colonization on First Peoples societies in British Columbia and Canada including: disease and demographics, trade, more complex political systems, loss of territory, impact on language and culture, and key events and issues regarding First Peoples rights and interactions with early governments in Canada (e.g., the Indian Act, potlatch ban, reserve system, residential schools, treaties)  (Grade 4 Social Studies)
• The history of the local community and of local First Peoples communities.  (Grade 4 Social Studies)
• Past discriminatory government policies and actions, such as the Head Tax, the Komagata Maru incident, residential schools, and internments
• economic policies and resource management, including effects on indigenous peoples.  Possible topics include: deforestation, mining, oil and gas, fisheries, infrastructure development, relocation of communities. (Grade 6 Social Studies)
• First People's land ownership and use (Grade 5 Social Studies)
• First Peoples concepts of interconnectedness in the environment (Grade 5 Science)
• The nature of sustainable practices around BC’s resources and First Peoples knowledge of sustainable practices (Grade 5 Science)