Indigenous Peoples of Canada
Exploring the past, present, and future!
What do we know/think about First Nations people?
We are going to use a strategy called Paired Verbal Fluency to explore our knowledge and perceptions of First Nations people.
- One person will be A, the other will be B
- Take turns discussing the topic using the question below as a prompt
- Do not repeat anything already said
Three rounds:
- Round 1 - 60 seconds each (A first, then B)
- Round 2 - 30 seconds each (A first, then B)
- Round 3 - 15 seconds each (A first, then B)
When you think of the terms First Nations, Native Canadians, Aboriginals, or American Indian - what images and stereotypes come to mind?
Which image represents your idea of a First Nations person?
500 Years of FNMI history in 2 minutes!
Wab Kinew - Heroes
Wab Kinew - Heroes
Do you feel that your ethnic group is also misunderstood or misrepresented in Canadian culture? If you wrote a song about your culture/religion/ethnicity what message would you like to send to your peers, to Canadians, and to the world?
TASK 1: What is the difference between First Nations, Métis, and Inuit?
and use it as a resource to answer the following questions:
- Who are the First Nations people? (Great article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/indigenous-aboriginal-which-is-correct-1.3771433 )
- What is the difference between "status" and "non-status"? (Great resource: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/indian_status/ )
- Who are the Métis people? (Great source: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/metis#:~:text=M%C3%A9tis%20are%20people%20of%20mixed,different%20historical%20and%20contemporary%20meanings.)
- Who are the Inuit people?
TASK 2: Analyzing Sources!
TASK 3: The Indian Act
What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
What was the initial purpose of the Indian Act?
How has it changed since its original inception?
What further changes do you think are necessary?
TASK 4: How can we fix the relationship?
Do you agree with Wab? Should we get rid of the Indian Act?
What can you do personally to help fix this relationship with FNMI peoples?
What was going on in our own backyard?
TASK 5: A Sacred Trust - Mississaugas of the Credit
- Why was the Credit River given this name?
- Where does the name "Mississauga" come from?
- Why did the Mississauga people agree to allow the Six Nations confederacy to settle on the Grand River?
- What was the 1805 Mississauga Tract? Why was it important to the Mississauga?
- Who was Peter Jones? What role did he play in the settlement of the Mississauga?
- What has been the impact of the decreasing number of Mississauga people on their language and culture?
- How would you describe the success of the Mississaugas of the New Credit today?
Task 6: Current Issues
First we will watch the video clip below, from the Government's perspective.
Second we will work through the summary PDF as a group(from an Indigenous Perspective).
How does the conversation contained in the article below change/sway public opinion?