Exploring North American Aboriginal History: Through Culture, Customs and External Relations
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Authors
Briard, K. Rachel
Grunow-Hårsta, Hanna
Zawadzki, Nicholas
Date
2015-04-21
Type
other
Language
en
Keyword
Aboriginal , Artifacts , First Nations , Europeans , First Contact , Missionaries , Jesuits , Pensionnats , Residential Schools , Treaties , Louis Riel , Métis , Genocide , Royal Proclamation 1763
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Abstract
The following lessons explore different aspects of Aboriginal history in North America. The first lesson
explores Aboriginal culture and customs across geographical regions through material culture, and how it has
persisted and changed over time. In the second lesson, we examine the prevalence of the written word and
the erasure of indigenous oral culture and knowledge in favour of the written word. The third lesson
examines the impact of treaties on indigenous Canadians, while the fourth examines a historical narrative of
Catholic missionaries in Canada. In the fifth lesson, we question the portrayal of Louis Riel and how this
portrayal has changed throughout history. The final lesson in this package examines the ethical dimension by
asking students to assemble the evidence for genocide in Canadian history. These lessons are compatible, or
can be used individually.
Description
Historical thinking resource pack of 6 history lesson plans for Queen's University Faculty of Education B.Ed. course: Intermediate-Senior History.