Building Bridges

Summary:

‘Students will word in pairs or groups of 3-4 to create a proposal of how a new and healthy relationship can be reached between the First Nations and the Canadian Government. They will ‘‘need to know’’: vocabulary about the First Nations, a history of the conflicts between the F[irst] N[ations] and the Government (some things students may come across in their research: fur trade, rebellion, treaties, Indian Act, residential schools), reasons for these conflicts, reasons for the actions taken, etc. Students will create a presentation where they present their proposal of a solution (podcast, debate, news report, video, stop motion). Students will be using knowledge they discovered through research to come to these conclusions.’


General tasks:

Part 1: students research about historical interactions between the Natives and the federal government. In groups, they choose one interaction by century, and then do an in-depth research about those to identify connections between the interactions and the current relationship between Natives and government. Finally, they suggest solutions to improve the relations.

Part 2: Students create a digital storybook aimed for a grade-6 audience, using historical information and images.

Part 3: have a reflection on the project.


Evaluation Criteria:

Group discussion: capacity to stay focus on task; participation in group discussions; respect of the others; support given to the group. Storybook research: critical thinking, research skills, communication skills and quality of analysis for the background interactions and the presented solutions. Storybook presentation: quality of plotline, storyboard, visuals, sound (rehearsing and voice), public aiming.
Building Bridges

Reena Dhillon and Nora Apelt

10

Abbotsford, British Columbia

‘[This project is a] look at the relationship between Canada's First Nations and the Federal Government from 1700 to present.’

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