Aboriginal Awareness Workshop: Alberta Region Module
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Exhaustive list (856 pages).
Also known as the "Red Paper". Written in response to the White Paper Policy, discusses the political and legal debates concerning the position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
Website includes links to three modules on treaties and five on the Indian Act and the reserve system.
Student worksheet for Indian Act and Treaties.
Historical note:
Extensive list (335 pages).
"with additions made in September 2022".
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).