*NDA3M STUDENT REMINDERS*
- Final Culminating Activity is DUE MONDAY JAN 20 - that is when we will be having our Aboriginal Issues Awareness Booth Gallery Walk
See document below.
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- Final Summative Course Reflection will take place Tuesday January 21 - IN CLASS
You will be writing an essay-style reflection as follows:
NDA3M Tues Jan 21-
As a final summative assessment for this course, you are required to write a 1 page (minimum) response to the following questions. You’re response should follow an essay format and include at least 3 paragraphs - introduction, body, and conclusion. Take a few minutes to organize your thoughts and look through your notebook, before you begin writing. This is your final chance to try to improve your mark in the course and it must be handed in by the end of the period.
Questions to Guide Your Reflection:
- All April Raintree Novel Study work is WELL overdue.
You will be writing an essay-style reflection as follows:
NDA3M Tues Jan 21-
As a final summative assessment for this course, you are required to write a 1 page (minimum) response to the following questions. You’re response should follow an essay format and include at least 3 paragraphs - introduction, body, and conclusion. Take a few minutes to organize your thoughts and look through your notebook, before you begin writing. This is your final chance to try to improve your mark in the course and it must be handed in by the end of the period.
Questions to Guide Your Reflection:
- Identify and explain, with some detail, 3 present day challenges that Aboriginal people in Canada are facing.
- How do these issues impact the way many non-Aboriginal Canadians view the Aboriginal population?
- How has taking this course influenced your personal opinion of Aboriginal Canadians, and how can this knowledge can make you a more respectful and informed Canadian Citizen?
- All April Raintree Novel Study work is WELL overdue.
IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS & DEADLINES
Summative Assessments (70%):
Unit 1: Aboriginal Culture, Identity & Tradition
1. Creation Story Writing - Due WED Oct 2
2. Native Traditions Test - Completed
3. North American Cultural Groups Research - Due WED Nov 6
Unit 2: Impacts of Colonization
1. Pop Quiz - Completed
2. Class Debate - Impact of European Settlement on Aboriginal Culture (Research portion to be submitted*) - Research Due: Nov 19, Debate: Nov 20
"April Raintree" ALL Chapter reflections: Submit Nov 29
Unit 3: Politics and Challenges to Aboriginal Sovereignty
The Impact of Residential Schools: In-Class Reflection Writing- Wed Nov 27
Unit 4: Socio-Economic Issues
CLA - Current Issues in the News (Reserves, Land Claims, Relations with Police, Education, Discrimination, Stereotypes, Alcoholism, Sexual Abuse, etc) Due Dec 17
Unit 5: Aboriginal Cultures Today
In-class written Reflection (1-2 page) - Tues Jan 21
Unit 1: Aboriginal Culture, Identity & Tradition
1. Creation Story Writing - Due WED Oct 2
2. Native Traditions Test - Completed
3. North American Cultural Groups Research - Due WED Nov 6
Unit 2: Impacts of Colonization
1. Pop Quiz - Completed
2. Class Debate - Impact of European Settlement on Aboriginal Culture (Research portion to be submitted*) - Research Due: Nov 19, Debate: Nov 20
"April Raintree" ALL Chapter reflections: Submit Nov 29
Unit 3: Politics and Challenges to Aboriginal Sovereignty
The Impact of Residential Schools: In-Class Reflection Writing- Wed Nov 27
Unit 4: Socio-Economic Issues
CLA - Current Issues in the News (Reserves, Land Claims, Relations with Police, Education, Discrimination, Stereotypes, Alcoholism, Sexual Abuse, etc) Due Dec 17
Unit 5: Aboriginal Cultures Today
In-class written Reflection (1-2 page) - Tues Jan 21
Final Assessments (30%):
1. Information Display Project - 15% (of 30% FINAL)
GALLERY WALK Due Jan 20
2. April Raintree - Course Novel Study - 15% (of 30% FINAL)
Reflections - Due Nov 29 (50%)
AR Sharing Circle - Dec 4 (20%)
Novel Review - Due Dec 18 (30%)
1. Information Display Project - 15% (of 30% FINAL)
GALLERY WALK Due Jan 20
2. April Raintree - Course Novel Study - 15% (of 30% FINAL)
Reflections - Due Nov 29 (50%)
AR Sharing Circle - Dec 4 (20%)
Novel Review - Due Dec 18 (30%)
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NDA 3M Online Course Resources
UNIT 1: Aboriginal Culture, Identity & Tradition
1. Portrayal of Native Canadians
Wab Kinew (pron: WOB ka-NOO) is a one-of-a-kind talent, named by Postmedia News as one of “9 Aboriginal movers and shakers you should know”. He is the Director of Indigenous Inclusion at the University of Winnipeg. In 2012, he hosted the acclaimed CBC Television series “8th Fire”. His hip-hop has won an Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award. His journalism has won an Adrienne Clarkson RTNDA Award, a Gabriel Award and been nominated for a Gemini Award. He has a BA in Economics and is a member of the Midewin.
Friday Sept 13
1) "Identity" in Residential Schools
Check out these gallery pictures of Natives in residential schools.
1) "Identity" in Residential Schools
Check out these gallery pictures of Natives in residential schools.
a) What did residential schools do to the identity of the natives?
b) Why do the students all look unhappy? Make a list of reasons based on what you know about residential schools.
c) Why do you think many residential schools had their own cemeteries?
After you complete your questions, discuss and compare your answers with a partner or group of three.
b) Why do the students all look unhappy? Make a list of reasons based on what you know about residential schools.
c) Why do you think many residential schools had their own cemeteries?
After you complete your questions, discuss and compare your answers with a partner or group of three.
2. Steven Harper's Apology
a) Why do you think Steven Harper made this apology? Do you think anyone was pressuring him to address the situation?
b) Did you feel his apology was sincere? Why or why not?
c) Do you think a public apology is sufficient, considering the trauma caused to Survivors of Residential Schools?
After you complete your questions, discuss and compare your answers with a partner or group of three.
3. Monday Sept 16 - Canadian Aboriginal History
Part 1:
b) Did you feel his apology was sincere? Why or why not?
c) Do you think a public apology is sufficient, considering the trauma caused to Survivors of Residential Schools?
After you complete your questions, discuss and compare your answers with a partner or group of three.
3. Monday Sept 16 - Canadian Aboriginal History
Part 1:
Part 2:
Closing Thought:
Based on the Video's on Canadian Aboriginal History:
Write down 5 things that you didn't know before, or that you found very shocking, about the history of Native Canadians.
Tuesday Sept 17
2. Oral Tradition & Story Telling
Canada's First Nations peoples value a legacy of oral tradition that provides an account of each group's origins, history, spirituality, lessons of morality, and life skills.
- They bear witness to how women and men were created and populated the land
- These descriptions of genesis are as varied as the religions of the First Nations, but all maintain that life began on the North American continent
- Animals, plants, trees, and inanimate objects are interpreted in human terms and their relation to the earth, sky, and water
-A cosmological order exists, within which humans live, that values balance and harmony with all of these forces
3. Canada. A People's History: Episode 1: When the World Began
pt 1 - 10 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27YTTx4mU28
a) How did the first people come to be?
b) What was the Crossing?
Iriquios- through a hole in the sky
Haida - raven released them from giant clam
Black Foot- moulded them from mud in a world of water
Salish - long trek across a great body of water
pt 2 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8tu36mYxw
Who is the "Old Man"?
What was he responsible for?
Discuss the story of men and women.
How do Native cultures view storytelling?
Sept 18
Chapter 1 - Origins of the First Peoples
What are First Nations peoples? pg.3
What is oral tradition? pg.4
Cultural names in this book pg.5
Value of Oral Stories? pg.9
Examples of Creation Stories *Handout*
Theories of Origin *Handout* plus pg. 10-12
pt 3 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvg4fUN4NRE
Why did the Inuit travel so far North?
People around the great lakes (Huron) were farmers? Similarities to today?
What were many wars cased by?
Why was it bad to be caught alive in a war situation?
Why was torturing enemies a public ceremony?
The Native North Americans did not seek out other land.
They remained in North America.
..... However, many people came to them from across the Oceans.
pt4 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRi-UWi3Hsg
Who are the vikings? Where did they come from? What did they do to the natives
Based on the Video's on Canadian Aboriginal History:
Write down 5 things that you didn't know before, or that you found very shocking, about the history of Native Canadians.
Tuesday Sept 17
2. Oral Tradition & Story Telling
Canada's First Nations peoples value a legacy of oral tradition that provides an account of each group's origins, history, spirituality, lessons of morality, and life skills.
- They bear witness to how women and men were created and populated the land
- These descriptions of genesis are as varied as the religions of the First Nations, but all maintain that life began on the North American continent
- Animals, plants, trees, and inanimate objects are interpreted in human terms and their relation to the earth, sky, and water
-A cosmological order exists, within which humans live, that values balance and harmony with all of these forces
3. Canada. A People's History: Episode 1: When the World Began
pt 1 - 10 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27YTTx4mU28
a) How did the first people come to be?
b) What was the Crossing?
Iriquios- through a hole in the sky
Haida - raven released them from giant clam
Black Foot- moulded them from mud in a world of water
Salish - long trek across a great body of water
pt 2 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up8tu36mYxw
Who is the "Old Man"?
What was he responsible for?
Discuss the story of men and women.
How do Native cultures view storytelling?
Sept 18
Chapter 1 - Origins of the First Peoples
What are First Nations peoples? pg.3
What is oral tradition? pg.4
Cultural names in this book pg.5
Value of Oral Stories? pg.9
Examples of Creation Stories *Handout*
Theories of Origin *Handout* plus pg. 10-12
pt 3 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvg4fUN4NRE
Why did the Inuit travel so far North?
People around the great lakes (Huron) were farmers? Similarities to today?
What were many wars cased by?
Why was it bad to be caught alive in a war situation?
Why was torturing enemies a public ceremony?
The Native North Americans did not seek out other land.
They remained in North America.
..... However, many people came to them from across the Oceans.
pt4 - 15 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRi-UWi3Hsg
Who are the vikings? Where did they come from? What did they do to the natives
4) Creating Community
a) Sharing Circle Session - Tell us about one person you spent time with this weekend, and what you did together?
b) Significance of Talking Circles
Mi'kmaw Culture - The Talking Circle
*Handout*
c) Reflect on Sharing Circle Session: What kind of circle was it? What was the goals?, What did we learn?
d) Discuss Forthcoming Term Assignment: Community Circle Meet and Greet Session
- partners will sign up for a date, and will run a meet and greet at beginning of class, then submit a reflection the points above.
--> More info to come Next Week!
5. Creation Stories
*Handout*
a) Sharing Circle Session - Tell us about one person you spent time with this weekend, and what you did together?
b) Significance of Talking Circles
Mi'kmaw Culture - The Talking Circle
*Handout*
c) Reflect on Sharing Circle Session: What kind of circle was it? What was the goals?, What did we learn?
d) Discuss Forthcoming Term Assignment: Community Circle Meet and Greet Session
- partners will sign up for a date, and will run a meet and greet at beginning of class, then submit a reflection the points above.
--> More info to come Next Week!
5. Creation Stories
*Handout*
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Creation Story Assignment - DUE TUESDAY!
(only 2 half work periods left - must be finished for tuesday - or it's late)
(only 2 half work periods left - must be finished for tuesday - or it's late)
6. The medicine Wheel
i) The Medicine Wheel -
Medicine Wheel Teachings -pt 1
Medicine Wheel Teachings - pt 2
Medicine Wheel Teachings - Pt 3
a) Label your medicine wheel with the four directions (North, West, South and East)
b) Colour your medicine wheel with the appropriate colours (white, black, red, yellow)
c) Fill in your Medicine Wheel with the appropriate words that are represented under each direction (emotions, elements, nature, etc)
Questions:
1) What is meant by "locus of control"?
2)How is the Medicine Wheel used for healing?
i) The Medicine Wheel -
Medicine Wheel Teachings -pt 1
Medicine Wheel Teachings - pt 2
Medicine Wheel Teachings - Pt 3
a) Label your medicine wheel with the four directions (North, West, South and East)
b) Colour your medicine wheel with the appropriate colours (white, black, red, yellow)
c) Fill in your Medicine Wheel with the appropriate words that are represented under each direction (emotions, elements, nature, etc)
Questions:
1) What is meant by "locus of control"?
2)How is the Medicine Wheel used for healing?
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ii) Respect for Nature -Ppt (above)
iii) Aboriginal Peoples and the Land: Article Review
iii) Aboriginal Peoples and the Land: Article Review
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7) First Nations Teachings - Listen with your eyes, ears and heart
* Discuss Pg 32 - #3
WEDNESDAY - STUDENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Each group will be assigned one passage from your handout, containing a time-honoured Native Teaching.
As a group you are responsible for completing the following about your teaching:
a) Specify what the teaching is about
b) Explain details about the teaching and give practical examples of it
c) Why do you believe this teaching is important to Native Culture?
d) Could people in your culture learn learn about, and/or apply the principles of, this teaching in their lives?
e) Who, in the Native Culture, might be responsible for passing this teaching along?
In LAB:
1st) Visit some of the following websites - or search others- and learn about other Native Teachings.
The Sharing Circle
The Teachings of the Feather
The Seven Sacred Teachings
2nd) Choose two teachings that particularly resonate with you, and make some brief notes on each;
What are the main principles?
How does this teaching relate to our lives?
Why might I feel a connection with this teaching?
*You will present your chosen teachings at the beginning of Thursday's class in a sharing circle*
UNIT 2 - Impacts of Colonization
1. FIRST EUROPEAN CONTACT
Canada. A People's History: Episode 1: When the World Began (Cont'd)
Thurs Oct 24
Part 5/7 - New-Found-Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRWIf9WG5A
1.What was the initial perception of the North American Natives (from the Newfoundland area)?
2.Who was Jacques Cartier, and how did he come to find Canada? What was he looking for?
3.What were the North American Natives first items traded?
4.How did Canada get it's name?
Tues OCT 29
Part 6/7 - In Search of the Northwest Passage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uToEjembVHM
1. Which Natural Medicine was used to help cure Scurvy?
2. What was Cartier's hidden agenda for the Aboriginal Peoples?
3. Who was Henry Hudson, and what was he looking for?
4. Why did Hudson's men see Canada as a "place unfit for man"
5. What is known as the "Heart of the Continent"?
6. Describe the first Hudson's Bay transaction?
7. Who was Captain James A. Cook?
Thurs Oct 31
part 7/7 - Western Coast Contact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cgshugvus
1. What was the Natives most desired resource from the Europeans?
2. What early conflicts occurred between the Europeans and Natives upon Western contact?
3. Why was John Jewitt eventually able to comprehend the massacre of his crew-mates?
4. What did he believe was the reason for conflict between the European and Native Peoples?
Brainstorm Session:
Why did people come to Canada between 1700-1800?
Why do people come to Canada today?
*Work on Crossword* - Will take up at end of class.
Nov 12 Inquiry Stations
TASK:
In the groups above, you will rotate through 4 stations, collecting and discussing information related to Impacts of Early European Settlement.
At each station, there will be a handout to collect, and instructions on what you, and your group, should be doing.
You will have 15 minutes at each station and will rotate on teacher's cue.
* All the information you collect today should be put into your binder as it will be important for your next assignment on the Impact of European Settlement.
* Discuss Pg 32 - #3
WEDNESDAY - STUDENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Each group will be assigned one passage from your handout, containing a time-honoured Native Teaching.
As a group you are responsible for completing the following about your teaching:
a) Specify what the teaching is about
b) Explain details about the teaching and give practical examples of it
c) Why do you believe this teaching is important to Native Culture?
d) Could people in your culture learn learn about, and/or apply the principles of, this teaching in their lives?
e) Who, in the Native Culture, might be responsible for passing this teaching along?
In LAB:
1st) Visit some of the following websites - or search others- and learn about other Native Teachings.
The Sharing Circle
The Teachings of the Feather
The Seven Sacred Teachings
2nd) Choose two teachings that particularly resonate with you, and make some brief notes on each;
What are the main principles?
How does this teaching relate to our lives?
Why might I feel a connection with this teaching?
*You will present your chosen teachings at the beginning of Thursday's class in a sharing circle*
UNIT 2 - Impacts of Colonization
1. FIRST EUROPEAN CONTACT
Canada. A People's History: Episode 1: When the World Began (Cont'd)
Thurs Oct 24
Part 5/7 - New-Found-Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjRWIf9WG5A
1.What was the initial perception of the North American Natives (from the Newfoundland area)?
2.Who was Jacques Cartier, and how did he come to find Canada? What was he looking for?
3.What were the North American Natives first items traded?
4.How did Canada get it's name?
Tues OCT 29
Part 6/7 - In Search of the Northwest Passage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uToEjembVHM
1. Which Natural Medicine was used to help cure Scurvy?
2. What was Cartier's hidden agenda for the Aboriginal Peoples?
3. Who was Henry Hudson, and what was he looking for?
4. Why did Hudson's men see Canada as a "place unfit for man"
5. What is known as the "Heart of the Continent"?
6. Describe the first Hudson's Bay transaction?
7. Who was Captain James A. Cook?
Thurs Oct 31
part 7/7 - Western Coast Contact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cgshugvus
1. What was the Natives most desired resource from the Europeans?
2. What early conflicts occurred between the Europeans and Natives upon Western contact?
3. Why was John Jewitt eventually able to comprehend the massacre of his crew-mates?
4. What did he believe was the reason for conflict between the European and Native Peoples?
Brainstorm Session:
Why did people come to Canada between 1700-1800?
Why do people come to Canada today?
*Work on Crossword* - Will take up at end of class.
Nov 12 Inquiry Stations
TASK:
In the groups above, you will rotate through 4 stations, collecting and discussing information related to Impacts of Early European Settlement.
At each station, there will be a handout to collect, and instructions on what you, and your group, should be doing.
You will have 15 minutes at each station and will rotate on teacher's cue.
* All the information you collect today should be put into your binder as it will be important for your next assignment on the Impact of European Settlement.
Unit 3 - Politics & Challenges to Aboriginal Soverignty
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Monday December 9
1. Complete Overhead on Factors in Aboriginal Suicide
2. Handout Being Innu questions
3. Watch Being Innu (52 min)
4. If time allows, finish worksheet and/or discuss questions as a class.
NB* What is Huffing?
The act of inhaling fumes of a volatile liquid (paint thinner, acetone, gas...) to get high. This does not physically get you high, but works by decreasing oxygen to your brain, which makes you feel high. If you huff too hard and too much you can die, and the lack of oxygen kills brain cells. Effects of huffing include, but are not limited to:
- Dizziness
- Decreased motor coordination and balance
- High feeling/increased mood
Tuesday December 10
1. Distribute Reserves handout. Take turns reading through as a class (1 paragraph at a time), discussing as questions arise.
2. Watch 8th Fire: Whose land is it anyway? ( ~45 min)
3. Have students answering the following in a 1-paragraph reflection:
In your own words, describe why land is such a sensitive issue for many aboriginal groups.
Describe the vision that aboriginal peoples want for their communities.
Unit 4 - Socioeconomic Issues
Wednesday December 11
- Mining and Forestry Issues
- Idle No More
Thurs Dec 12
1. Project REDress- Missing Aboriginal Women: No more stolen sisters
Aboriginal News Sources:
Windspeaker
Aboriginal Connections
Native Web
Friday Dec 13 / Monday Dec 16 -
- Aboriginal Housing Issues
- Watch 3rd World Canada
Jan 13/14 - Educational Attainment among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
1- Statistics Canada
2- Article Review - Widening Education Gap
3- Watch Reds, Whites and the Blues - Doc - 45min
1. Complete Overhead on Factors in Aboriginal Suicide
2. Handout Being Innu questions
3. Watch Being Innu (52 min)
4. If time allows, finish worksheet and/or discuss questions as a class.
NB* What is Huffing?
The act of inhaling fumes of a volatile liquid (paint thinner, acetone, gas...) to get high. This does not physically get you high, but works by decreasing oxygen to your brain, which makes you feel high. If you huff too hard and too much you can die, and the lack of oxygen kills brain cells. Effects of huffing include, but are not limited to:
- Dizziness
- Decreased motor coordination and balance
- High feeling/increased mood
Tuesday December 10
1. Distribute Reserves handout. Take turns reading through as a class (1 paragraph at a time), discussing as questions arise.
2. Watch 8th Fire: Whose land is it anyway? ( ~45 min)
3. Have students answering the following in a 1-paragraph reflection:
In your own words, describe why land is such a sensitive issue for many aboriginal groups.
Describe the vision that aboriginal peoples want for their communities.
Unit 4 - Socioeconomic Issues
Wednesday December 11
- Mining and Forestry Issues
- Idle No More
Thurs Dec 12
1. Project REDress- Missing Aboriginal Women: No more stolen sisters
Aboriginal News Sources:
Windspeaker
Aboriginal Connections
Native Web
Friday Dec 13 / Monday Dec 16 -
- Aboriginal Housing Issues
- Watch 3rd World Canada
Jan 13/14 - Educational Attainment among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
1- Statistics Canada
2- Article Review - Widening Education Gap
3- Watch Reds, Whites and the Blues - Doc - 45min
CULMINATING NOVEL STUDY: April Raintree - PART 2
Book Review - Due Dec 18
April Raintree - In Review
The following are 3 excerpts from existing novel reviews of April Raintree and may be helpful to suggest the approach you'd like to take for your writing.
NOTE* THESE ARE NOT TO BE COPIED AND INCLUDED IN YOUR NOVEL REVIEW.
1. A revised version of the novel In Search of April Raintree, written specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Through her characterization of two young sisters who are removed from their family, the author poignantly illustrates the difficulties that many Aboriginal people face in maintaining a positive self-identity.
2. "April Raintree" is very interesting and is one of the best books I have ever read. It contains a lot of conflict and deals with the issues facing people today such as racism, alcoholoism, rape, and prostitution. I enjoyed how descriptive and true to life the book is. I haven't come across any books that are better at talking about these issues. This book is good at describing the conflict between white and Metis people of the time. The book describes the image of native people as being dirty alcoholics. This isn't true for all native and Metis people, but this is what April sees as the public image that most people see. She takes the white perspective while her sister Cheryl takes the Metis perspective which leads to conflict between them because of their opinions and beliefs. This is a great book if you have to do a novel study or a book report.
3. I thought April Raintree was a very good book and it showed lots of different emotions and how people have to cope with all the problems that life throws at them. I really liked all the twists and turns that was shown in this book and how the two sisters relationship changed throughtout the story. This book gave me a better understnading of how some people live in the world and how lucky i am to have the life that i do. I felt sorry for both April and Cheryl in some parts of the book because of everything that they were having to deal with as young kids and how strong that they had to be to overcome those challenges. I would recommend this to anyone because it gives people a good perspective of how other people live and that you shouldn't take for granted everything that you have in your life.
Retrieved from Dec 2 from:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829503.April_Raintree
SAMPLE BOOK REVIEW
- FRANKENSTEIN, BY MARY SHELLY --> CLICK HERE
Additional Course Resources