Lesson 5:

  current perspectives

In this lesson, you will:

• learn how Indigenous peoples use both modern and traditional ideas to govern themselves

• examine how this system of self-government works

• gain an appreciation for some historical Indigenous people and the contributions Indigenous peoples have made to Canadian identity

• appreciate why a group of people seek to promote their identity through nationalism

   

Key Terms for this lesson:

• self-government
• representative
• symbol
• Métis
  
• Inuit