Lesson Three

Intro - Historical Globalization in Canada

Key Issues
How did historical globalization affect Canada?
What are some legacies of historical globalization in Canada and how do some continue to affect Canada?

In this lesson students will continue to explore cultural contact between European and Indigenous peoples within Canada by exploring the interactions between First Peoples with European explorers and fur traders. Students will also have a brief opportunity to assess current impacts of globalization on Canada's First Nations peoples.

Lesson

U2L3 Power Point

CHAPTER READING:

Read Chapter Seven ( pages 161-183), watch the following tutorial on Legacies of Historical Globalization in Canada and answer the following questions. When completed, check your answers against those provided within the 'self check' link, below.

Part A:
Provide 5 - 7 main points to summarize the most important concepts within each of the following Title Questions.
Note: the answers are all located in Chapter Seven...
Page 162 - How did historical globalization affect Canada?
Page 170 - What are some legacies of historical globalization in Canada?
Page 174 - How has historical globalization affected Indigenous peoples in Canada?
Page 180 - How do some legacies of historical globalization continue to affect Canada

2. View the following Indian Act Timeline. What evidence do you see in this timeline, that the problems associated with the residential school system might be the responsibility of the government?

Part B:
Watch the following 5 minute video and copy the questions and your answers into the same document (as above) -
Aboriginal History: Did you know? Part 1

1. When did Aboriginals gain the right to vote in Canada? Why did it take so long for Aboriginals to gain the right to vote in Canada?
2. What is the Indian Act and in what ways was it 'undemocratic'? In other words, identify the restrictions it placed upon Aboriginal people.

Self Check - click on the link for answers.

Assignment

Open a new Word document. Label it SS10U2L3.surname. 
In this document, complete ONE of the assignments outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Assignment Folder for U2L3 Hist Glob Treaties.

NOTE: To view any of the following videos, you will likely need the following:

Windows Media Player, available free from Microsoft, or a free mp3 player like RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player Download

Watch the following videos. 
With specific reference to the video clips, identify and explain (in two or three paragraphs) Canada's legacies of historical globalization with respect to Aboriginal treaties and residential schools.

As Long as the Sun Shines (history of treaty negotiations)

Reconciling to a Hard Truth (history of residential schools)

Residential School Survivors

Aboriginal History: Did You Know?

Canada apologizes for Residential Schools (Prime Minister Harper apologizes)

Evaluation for this assignment will be based on the following:

1. Knowledge:  /5
2. Content:  /10 
3. Mechanics: /5 
TOTAL   /20

Due dates are listed within the Course Calendar. Please refer to this for all updates.

Conclusion

Students have explored historical globalization in Canada by examining the fur trade, European immigration, assimilation, the Indian Act, residential schools, treaties and land claims issues to name a few. Students will analyze how people responded to historical globalization by examining the situation of Rwanda, Apartheid, Japanese Internment, the Indian Act and consider their role in the current set of circumstances.

"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
                                                                                                            Ancient Indian Proverb