Treaties and the Law
General information on treaties in Canada.
General information on treaties in Canada.
Special focus on Mi'kmaw culture and history. Lesson plans for Grades 4-9.
Involves an alien race arriving to inhabit earth and that the only hope for their continued existence is to sign a treaty. Students need to decide what aspects of their lifestyle they want to preserve and include them in the treaty terms. Leaders sign a document written in symbols they don't understand and subsequently legislation is enacted which makes the original inhabitants wards of the state.
Additional material:
Discusses case study of traditional education and experiential learning in the Social Studies classroom. Activities would be suitable for Grades 9/10 and 11/12.
Using the example of the Santee Community Schools on the Santee Sioux reservation to examine the failure of external interventions in addressing Indigenous educational needs.
Reflects on the twenty years since the implementation of the Wisconsin Act 31, requiring schools to teach about Indigenous culture and tribal sovereignty, which the State still struggles to implement.
Examines the 2004 legislation that required Indigenous history for K-12 curriculum and what it can mean for self-determination and sovereignty.