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Current Aboriginal Issues in Canada NDA 3M

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The dates will be updated in class as we go along. 

 

Tuesday, Sept 4/18 - Wednesday, Sept 5/18
1. Introductions and Overview of NDA 3M - "Aboriginal Issues in Canada" course outline, website, emergency exit and lock down procedures,

cell phone policy NDA3M Course Outline 2016 McKinlay.doc

2. Getting to know you questions  Get to Know You and Creating Classroom Community questions.docx and circle discussion.

3. Note: -What does "FNMI" stand for?  What terms are considered acceptable/not acceptable by FNMI?  Who are "settlers? colonizers?
4 .   Group Activity  Collective Knowledge of FNMI 2018.docx  

5.  Look at the curriculum and the website and make note of :

            1. what are you interested in

            2. what are your questions 

and hand in.

 

Thursday, Sept. 6/18 

1.  Continue with making notes using handout, "Collective Knowledge" 

 

2.  Exemplar - Portraits of First Nations - Ashley Callingbrook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxu8gklNYuI

 

Friday, Sept. 7/19

Walk to the river and forest and begin our Connection to the Land assignment

 

Connection to the land 2018.docx

 

Monday, Sept 11/18 - Tuesday, Sept 12/18

1. Finish Collective Knowledge assignment. 

Introduce Indigenous Worldview

  Indigenous Worldview 2018.docx  

2.  Look for examples of worldview in the movie, Broken Arrows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A1VxQ7RtIs

 

Wednesday, Sept 12/18  - Thursday, Sept 13/18

1. Reading - look for examples of Worldview in the readings from One Native Life.

Summarize and present your short story, and examples of worldview to the class over the next week. 

Indigenous Worldview 2018.docx

2.  Finish looking for examples of Worldview in the movie, Broken Arrows.

Friday, Sept 14/18

1. Walk on the Land assignment

 

Monday - Wednesday Sept 17 and 18/18

1. Worldview and Stereotypes

-discussion - stereotypes

-watch Reel Injun and look for stereotypes

-complete the following handout  Stereotypes Reel Injun 2016 (2).docx

2.  student presentations on worldview from the book, One Native Life

3.  Indigenous events in the news - Polaris prize winner Jeremy Dutcher, NFB virtual reality exhibit in Toronto: Biidaan 

Thursday, Sept 19/18

Blanket Exercise

 1.  Blanket Exercise Blanket Exercise -- student copy.docx 

Why don't you just get over it?    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5DrXZUIinU

 

Friday, Sept 21/18 

1.   Walk on the land and make observations. Observe and brainstorm lessons from nature.  Take photos - 5 images of two different things. 

 

Monday, Sept.  24/18 - Tuesday, Sept 25/18

Musical inspiration - Buffy Ste Marie - the Priests of the Golden Bull

1.  Review the blanket exercise

2.  Discussion - How can we take care of our mental health as we learn about the history of FNMI, and as we scroll through social media and learn about current events?

3.  Choose a person to do your research project on.   Portraits of FNMI assignment  Portraits of FNMI 2018.odt

  Portraits of FNMI success criteria.docx 

 

Wednesday, Sept 26/18 

1.  Art as a form of education for social justice.  Bruce Cockburn's song, "Stolen Land" and the Haida Gwaii case study.  

2.  Work period on "Portraits of FNMI"

 

Thursday, Sept 27/18

1.  Music to bring people together and overcome adversity - N'we Jinan -" Home to Me" and the mercury poisoning of the Grassy Narrows water supply 

https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/children-of-the-poisoned-river-mercury-poisoning-grassy-narrows-first-nation/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgaYz8YWsO8

2. work period - Portraits of FNMI

 

Friday - PD day

 

Monday,  Oct 1/18 - Thursday, Oct 2/18

1. Edit "Portraits of FNMI"

2. Comparing western and indigenous worldviews  Enoughness.docx

Indigenous Worldview 2018.docx

3. Indigenous  Spirituality - spirituality 2018.docx with links to video clips

-choose a second story from the book, One Native Life, and analyze it along with ONE of your stories that you analyzed for worldview to find examples of Indigenous spirituality

4.  Complete the reading and questions of the Thanksgiving Greeting for Thursday, Oct 4/18

Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address 2018 with questions.docx 

Seven Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude.docx 

 

 

Friday, Oct 5/18

-walk on the land and take photos

Tuesday, Oct 9/18

-review for open book test on Wednesday, Oct 10/18

-present summaries on spirituality form the book, One Native Life

Wednesday, Oct 10/18

-open book test - Part 1

 

Thursday, Oct 11/18 

Terry Fox run

Friday, Oct 12/18

Open book test part 2

-Blanket Exercise - read over this version and highlight the main ideas only  Blanket exercise - youth script with stats 2015.docx

Monday, Oct 15/18

-watch episode two from "Lighting the 8th Fire"

-complete the handout, Eight Fire - its time - notes.docx

Tuesday, Oct 16/18

1. Finish  videos on spirituality - Story of Two Wolves,  Sky Woman creation story, Grandfather Teachings

2. Finish presentations on spirituality from "One Native Life"

3.  How is worldview present in this video clip? 

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/12-year-old-pow-wow-performer-florence-osawamick-has-been-dancing-since-she-could-walk-1.4653403

 

Wednesday, Oct 17/18

Begin timeline using the Blanket Exercise and the note taking format 

Review your copy of the Blanket Exercise and make a summary of the pages you are assigned. 

Your notes will be shared with the class as we construct a timeline together of the main events of Indigenous history since contact with Europeans. 

 

-assignments and tests returned

 

 

Thursday, Oct 18/18

-continue timeline

-assignment on Indigenous music

 

Friday, Oct 19/18

-walk on the land

 

 

1. Walk a Mile - Part one

2.  Indigenous stereotypes in sports teams.  Does it matter?

 

Eight Fire - summary of Indigenous history in Canada

2. 

 

1.  Create timeline using the handout from the blanket exercise.  

2.  Walk a Mile - part one and two

 

 

 

1. Begin watching the video, Black Robe  in order to understand the worldview, culture, spirituality and traditions of one group of First Nations. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wri27cruXKE  

Black Robe - movie questions.docx  

 

2. Read the commentary on Black Robe:  black robe - summary and commentary.docx and

prepare the planning sheet for Friday's in class essay.  essay - contact - black robe.docx success criteria 

 

 

Friday, Oct 13/18

-in class essay 

 

Editing in progress from this date onwards    

 

 

Wednesday March 6/18 - Thursday,  March 7/18  - video on Chemical Valley in Sarnia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnHWZE0M_-k  

 

 

 

Monday, March 19 - Tuesday, March 20/18

 1.  World View - watch videos and answer questions  The Sharing Circle - reviving traditional practices 

What are the things that can be done to bring healing.docx

Seven Grandfather Teachings - solutions.docx the dance - the pow wow.docx

Sharing Circle videos - the living earth, comic book, two spirited.docx  

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 23/18

Guest speaker - racism in the Canadian justice system?  Coulton Bouschie, Tina Fontaine and the Law.docx
Submit timeline from Blanket exercise on Wednesday, March 27/18


Monday, March 26-Thursday, March 29/18

  

1. There will be three presentations a day of the  "Portraits of FNMI" project starting on Thursday, March 28/18.  Sign up with Ms. McKinlay

2.  Finish watching Crooked Arrows and complete the questions provided in class.  Afterwards, answer this question:  

Lacrosse was developed by the Haudenosaunee people.  It is called the Creator’s game or the Medicine game and is believed to bring people together so they can

heal each other.    In traditional societies, the medicine wheel represents health on 4 levels – mental, physical, spiritual and emotional. 

How did lacrosse bring about healing for

-Joe?

-the players?

 

Tuesday, March 27/ 18

1.  Brainstorm ideas for the Inquiry Project and visit to library for resources.  Inquiry Project.docx

 

Wednesday, March 28/18

-begin exploring ideas and approaches for your inquiry project

 

Thursday, March 28/18

1.  Open book evaluation

 

Tuesday, April 3/18 

- begin taking notes on Early Treaties

 Take notes on pages 1-2 of this organizer using the textbook, the Blanket Exercise, First Nations 101 and class discussions.

From Friendship to Assimilation and Land Claims blank organizer for student notes 2018 with pag.docx

Making good summary notes - work smart (2).docx

 

 

Wednesday, April 4/18

-two presentations on Portraits of FNMI

-take up notes on page 1-2 from yesterday's homework

-watch video on Two Row Wampum  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJovWlOF2PY&t=35s

Two row Wampum 2018.docx

 

Thursday, April 5/18 

1.  Use ipads to continue with research on inquiry project.

2.  Conference with teacher about your interests re: inquiry project

 

Friday, April 6/18

Inquiry Project - continue working on your inquiry project

-For Monday, make sure you are finished pages #1-2 from the handout given on Tuesday (this is now overdue homework)

 

Monday, April 9/18 - Tuesday, April 10/18

1.  Portraits of FNMI presentations - can boost your mark

2.  Review Two row Wampum powerpoint and add final line to this note:  

2#2 - Module 2 - Wampum Belt Teachings .pptx 

"The Europeans initially said they wanted to treat the FN as “children” but the FN said, “NO, WE ARE EQUAL.  WE ARE BROTHERS (AND SISTERS)"

Definition of colonization and racism.docx

3. two views of treaties.docx - read and highlight the main ideas

4. Take notes on the handout, "From Friendship to Assimilation and Land Claims" to the point on "Why Indigenous People signed Treaties"

5. finish conferencing with students about projects, etc

6. students to write test 

7. Quiz - next Monday, April 16/18 on notes made on the handout, "From Friendship to Assimilation and Land Claims"

 

Wednesday, April 11 - Thursday, April 12/18

- Inquiry project - computers are booked

-submit proposal online by Thursday, April 12/18 to google classroom using the code ofkvlu3

 

Friday, April 13/18

1. Review for quiz on treaties

 

Monday, April 16/18

-quiz on colonization and early treaties

 

April 17 and 18/18 

-Inquiry Project - computers are booked

-conference with the teacher about the proposal you submitted by April 12.  

-begin using databases for research

 

Thursday, April 19/18 - Friday, April 20/18

1.  Take notes on  the treaties that were made just before and after Confederation

From Friendship to assimilation and land claims 2018 with page #s -promises and impact - sect.docx

 

-Begin reading the book - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

 

Monday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 25

Inquiry Project - computers booked -

Complete the research on the cultural group that the members of your reserve belong to. Submit on Friday, April 27/18

Cultural Groups - student note taking sheet spring 2018 independent inquiry.docx

 

Tuesday April 25 

1.  Finish sharing notes on the promises of the early treaties from this handout

2. Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian and complete questions for participation in

Seminar Book Seminar - questions on Diary of a part time indian.docx

 

Wednesday, April 26/18

1.  Computers booked - do the research on the cultural group that the members of your reserve belong to. Submit this on Friday, April 27/18

 

Thursday, April 27 - Friday, April 28/18

1.  Watch video on the treaties which were made in our region and answer the questions

Defining Relationships between Peoples - video questions.docx

2. Continue reading the book, The Diary of a Part-time Indian and complete the questions posted under April 25/18

 

Monday, April 30/18

-Work period on The Diary of a Part-time Indian for book discussion seminar

 

Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1 and 2/18

Inquiry Project - computers booked

- edit your proposal and resubmit.  Use the following handout to help with your editing, and my comments on the proposal you

submitted to google classroom. Than plan your next steps

.Edit your proposal and plan your next steps.docx

 

 

Thursday, May 3/18

1.  Due Dates - cultural groups research was due a week ago today. 

                   -Edited proposal and next steps for research is due today on Google Classroom

                   -Monday's class - Ms. Hegarty will provide book recommendations for your book review which is due May 28/18 

Evaluative Book Review 2018.docx  

2.  Watch the video, Walk a Mile and answer the questions treaties, Indian Act and Residential Schools. 

3.  Submit your next steps for your inquiry project today

Current Events

1.  Trudeau met with the Assembly of First Nations this week.  

https://globalnews.ca/video/4181539/trudeau-indigenous-canadians-deserve-to-feel-cynical/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pm-to-afn-we-can-do-this-quickly-or-we-can-do-this-right-1.3911718

 

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-makes-progress-on-support-for-indigenous-communities-670721503.html

 

 

Monday, May 7 - Tuesday, May 8/18

1.  Computer lab booked - Continue research and conference with me and Ms. Hegarty about your next steps and resources. 

-submit a copy of your research notes at the end of class on Tuesday, May /18 to google classroom

 

May 9/18

1.  Book seminar on Diary of a Part Time Indian

-bring snacks and tea!

 

May 10/18

Many students will be away on the World Religions field trip.  Use today to do research using your phone or to

read the book you have chosen for your book review. 

 

May 11/18

-take up the first part of the "Walk a Mile" video

-Indian Act explained https://tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/the-indian-act-explained

 

May 14-15/18

1.  Review your "next steps" and compare with the project requirements

2.  Computer lab booked to continue your research 

 

May 16

1.  Finish taking up questions from "Walk a Mile" video

2.  Finish the video on the Indian Act and make connections to your Inquiry Project  

3.  Review your "Next Steps" and the requirements of this Inquiry Project  Independent Inquiry Project checklist 2018.docx

4.  Introduction to specific vs comprehensive land claims  Land, Treaty Rights and Law 2018.docx

 

May 17/18

guest speaker - land claims 

 

Friday, May 18

 - environmental stewardship activity on school grounds.  

 

Tuesday, May 22 - Wednesday May 23/18

computer time to work on independent project or book review

-research notes are due Wednesday, May 23 at the end of class

 

Thursday and Friday,  May 24-25

1.  Truth and Reconciliation Commission testimony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmjrVfsLRBE

2.  make pins for survivors of residential schools

3.  Reading time for book review which is due June 4/18

4.  Walk on the land

 

Monday, May 28/18

 Land, Treaty Rights and Law.docx 
1.  Protest and land claims

 

Tuesday May 29- Wednesday May 30

-Independent project 

 

Thursday, May 31

reading day

 

Friday, June 1/18

Walk on the land- field trip to Petroglyphs Provincial Park

 

Monday, June 4 

- Book review presentations

 

Tuesday, June 5/18

1. Review questions

2.  Chromebooks booked 

 

Wednesday, June 6/18

1.  Watch "Walk a Mile" video parts 4 and 5 - heroes, looking to the future

 

Thursday June 7/18

The Learning Pit https://vimeo.com/117364809

1. Chrome books booked

 

Friday, June 8/18

1.  Work period on inquiry project

2.  Finish book seminars

 

Monday, June 11/18 

Take up work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission work from Wednesday, June 6 

How do we move forward?

 https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-single/beyond-94?&cta=1

https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada/lecture/IYiwj/truth-and-reconciliation-commission

 

Tuesday, June 12/187

-edit inquiry projects 

-make changes and submit final version on Thursday, June 14/18

 

- Friday, June 15/18

1.  Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Current issues - self government and self determination, and advocacy for the environment

 

Tuesday, June 12/18

-edit your Independent inquiry projects

-listen to Indigenous Youth using music to bring about change

 

Wednesday, June 13/18

-test

 

Thursday, June 14/18

- Watch "At the Crossroads" (8th Fire) about Indigenous people making a difference for the future and answer the questions

 

Friday, June 15/18

-Max FineDay and Reconciliation

review "At the Crossroads"

-review sheet handed out for use in class next week, and study notes can be used for a section of the exam on Monday, June 

-Friendship Centers and Assembly of First Nations websites

-reviewReview handout NDA 3M Exam June 2018.docx

 

Monday, June 18- Wednesday, June 20/18

- present independent inquiry projects

-exam review

-site C dam activity on the exam

 

A Final Thought from a Haudenausanee woman

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/indigenous-memo-to-canada-were-not-your-incompetent-children/article37511319/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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