First People of Canada

Aboriginal People of Canada

Group Research and diorama display

Question: How does WHERE we live influence HOW we live? ·         The Arctic   (eg. Copper Inuit, Baffin Land Inuit, Koyukon, Caribou Inuit ) ·         The Subarctic  (eg. Chippewyan, Western Woodlands Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, Beothuk ) ·         The Eastern Woodlands hunters (eg. Ojibwa, Ottawa, Micmac, Abenaki, Algonkian, Nipissing) ·         The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands farmers (eg. Huron, Petun, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mowhawk, Erie, Neutral) ·         The Plains (eg. Blackfoot, Sarcee, Plains Cree, Assiniboine, Salteaux) ·         The Interior Plateau (eg. Chilcotin, Shuswap, Lillooet, Nicola, Kyunaya/Kootenay, Okanagan) ·         The Pacific West Coast (eg. Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Nishga, Haisla, Kwakiutl, Bella Coola, Coast Salish, Nootka/Nuu-Chah-Nulth) You will present your findings to the class in written, oral and visual form. Requirements: ·         All group members should be equally involved in the information-gathering, production and presentation stages ·         Name the groups of people living in your assigned area ·         Teach the class about all aspects of aboriginal culture in your assigned area ·         Include a skit or demonstrate a game ·         Create at least one 3 dimensional model per member Questions to answer with words and visuals: o   What is the landscape like where they live? o   What resources are available? o   What do they eat? How and where do they find it, grow it or hunt it and prepare it? o   How, where and why do they travel? (transportation) o   What do they make their homes from? What do the homes look like? o   What do they wear? Who makes the clothing? From what materials? o   What tools and weapons do they need, make and use? (technology) o   Who makes decisions? How are decisions made? Who is most powerful? What are the expectations and possible roles for males, females, children, elders?  (social organization) o   How are people educated? What do they learn? Who are the teachers? o   What is important to them? What are their beliefs and values? (spirituality/religion) o   What art, music, stories and dance do they create? o   What do they do for fun? o   Other? Value: 70 marks total (5 for each section plus 20 marks for the model from each person). Due Date: Wednesday, February 24 Sources to explore: The Canadian Encyclopedia (aboriginal people) Learn more at the Indian and Northern Affairs  kidstop interactive website.  Another good source is Explore the Communities  Check out a couple of Games (for smaller kids but still kind of fun, eg. build your own longhouse, design a tipi, etc.)  Learn more about First Nations peoples, their contributions and culture at The Royal Ontario Museum Canadian Museum of History  The Government of Canada's Aboriginal Portal is a useful source of interesting information as well.  To learn about Residential Schools, check out Project of Heart.  For current social conditions, go to Historica Canada  Making Progress (BC gov't) Check out the Canadian Geographic Time Machine 8 Key Issues for Aboriginal People in Canada Idle No More summary and review Progress for Aboriginal People Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes (videos)