| Curricular Competency |
Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups in different time periods and places (continuity and change) |
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups in different time periods and places |
Elaboration: Key questions:What factors lead to changes or continuities affecting groups of people differently?How do gradual processes and more sudden rates of change affect people living through them? Which method of change has more of an effect on society?How are periods of change or continuity perceived by the people living through them? How does this compare to how they are perceived after the fact?Sample activity:Compare how different groups benefited or suffered as a result of a particular change. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Using appropriate protocols, ask questions and corroborate inferences of Elders and other local knowledge keepers through oral traditions, indigenous knowledge, memory, history, and story (evidence) |
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: protocols |
Elaboration: Local First Peoples may have established protocols which are required for seeking permission for and guiding the use of First Peoples oral traditions and knowledge. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess and compare the significance of the interconnections between people, places, events, and developments at a particular time and place, and determine what they reveal about issues in the past and present (significance) |
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use indigenous principles of learning (holistic, experiential, reflective, and relational) to better understand connectedness and the reciprocal relationship of First Peoples to the land |
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; listen to the oral tradition of Elders and other local knowledge holders; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; listen to the oral tradition of Elders and other local knowledge holders; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Elaboration: Key skills:Draw conclusions about a problem, an issue, or a topic.Assess and defend a variety of positions on a problem, an issue, or a topic.Demonstrate leadership by planning, implementing, and assessing strategies to address a problem or an issue.Identify and clarify a problem or issue.Evaluate and organize collected data (e.g., in outlines, summaries, notes, timelines, charts).Interpret information and data from a variety of maps, graphs, and tables.Interpret and present data in a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, and graphic).Accurately cite sources.Construct graphs, tables, and maps to communicate ideas and information, demonstrating appropriate use of grids, scales, legends, and contours. |
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| Big Ideas |
Through self-governance, leadership, and self-determination, B.C. First Peoples challenge and resist Canada's ongoing colonialism. |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Cultural expressions convey the richness, diversity, and resiliency of B.C. First Peoples. |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
The impact of contact and colonialism continues to affect the political, social, and economic lives of B.C. First Peoples. |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
The identities, worldviews, and languages of B.C. First Peoples are renewed, sustained, and transformed through their connection to the land. |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
contemporary challenges facing B.C. First Peoples, including legacies of colonialism |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: contemporary challenges facing B.C. First Peoples, including legacies of colonialism |
Elaboration: Sample topics:missing and murdered womenstereotypes and institutionalized racismintergenerational traumajudicial and correctional systemchild welfare systemconditions on reserves (e.g., water, housing, education) |
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| Content |
commonalities and differences between governance systems of traditional and contemporary B.C. First Peoples |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: commonalities and differences between governance systems of traditional and contemporary B.C. First Peoples |
Elaboration: Sample topics:traditional governanceband systemland claims and self-governance |
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| Content |
role and significance of media in challenging and supporting the continuity of culture, language, and self-determination of B.C. First Peoples |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: role and significance of media in challenging and supporting the continuity of culture, language, and self-determination of B.C. First Peoples |
Elaboration: Sample topics:portrayal and representation of First Peoples in mediarepatriation and ownership of cultural objectsethics of copyright, patent rights, intellectual property, and appropriation |
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| Content |
resistance of B.C. First Peoples to colonialism |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: resistance of B.C. First Peoples to colonialism |
Elaboration: Sample topics:political actions of local and provincial indigenous groups (e.g., Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, Métis Nation British Columbia)Tsilhqot'in WarGustafsen LakeIdle No MoreJudicial cases (e.g., Calder, 1973; Guerin, 1984; Sparrow, 1990; Van der Peet, 1996)Cindy Blackstock and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal rulingecological justice and protests (e.g., pipelines, logging, hydraulic fracturing, liquefied natural gas, hydroelectricity) |
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| Content |
provincial and federal government policies and practices that have affected, and continue to affect, the responses of B.C. First Peoples to colonialism |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: provincial and federal government policies and practices that have affected, and continue to affect, the responses of B.C. First Peoples to colonialism |
Elaboration: Sample topics:Indian Act and its amendmentsenfranchisementWhite Paper, Red Paper (Alberta), Brown Paper (B.C.)residential schools, including federal apology, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Reporttreaties, including fishing and hunting rightsSixties Scoop and foster care systemCanada’s constitution (e.g., Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms)UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
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| Content |
impact of historical exchanges of ideas, practices, and materials among local B.C. First Peoples and with non-indigenous peoples |
B.C. First Peoples 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: impact of historical exchanges of ideas, practices, and materials among local B.C. First Peoples and with non-indigenous peoples |
Elaboration: Sample topics:trade networks and routessettlement and migration patternsmaritime and land fur tradeexchange of goods, technology, economy, knowledgeindustries (e.g., gold rush, whaling) |
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