Grade 12 Aboriginal Education
Lists Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts and information on government programs and services, Aboriginal associations, businesses, organizations, bands, communities and other.
The year is 2050. You are an archivist in charge of historical documents. Your job is to look at historical media and analyze the historical basis of the articles and compare it to the present day. You will be expected to share these findings in a presentation format with colleagues at work.
Goals:
• Appreciate the influence of Aboriginal peoples on the development of Canada.
• Understand contemporary issues and their historical basis.
•Acquire and apply the skills of critical thinking.
•Use a creative process to present findings.
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Decribes the national television network, the type of programming available, schedules and highlights of programs. There's something for all ages on this site.
This resource was created to provide instructional ideas in a ready-to-use lesson format for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Social Studies.
Teachers may use the lessons and any of the activities in the given format or adapt them to suit their needs.
Describes the mandate and services of the AFN and links to other programs and services to First Nations in Canada.
Assembly of First Nations - Assembl饠des Premi貥s Nations
Hundreds of useful links collected and organized into Canadian and American.
This "Theme Page" has links to curricular resources (information, content...) to help students/teachers learn about the History of First Nations People.
Interviews with Our Elders
LearnAlberta
There are over 300 web pages on this site.
The Native Studies 30 online course is of particular interest to students of Canadian Studies. It is important that young people in Canada understand First Nations issues, past and present, given the fact that the Aboriginal population of Canada, particularly western Canada, is increasing at a tremendous rate.
Native Studies 30
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection.
Storytelling. At base that is what American Indian authors and poets are doing -- storytelling.
The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre has a Keeping House that will display paintings and artifacts from our First Nations people. The Keeping House Project is a step towards the future for showcasing our First Nations creative talents.
The history of treaty process in Canada has gone through several stages. This activity will give students the opportunity to look at a range of treaties from the period of New France to the present. They will analyze these primary sources (historical documents) and draw conclusions about what was really intended or hoped for in these treaties - and whether these hopes were realized. They will make a presentation of their findings and contribute to a timeline of documents and events.
Resources that have been created at the University of Saskatchewan to help further enhance the understanding of the Native Culture.
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