Treaty Ed Learning Experiences
Special focus on Mi'kmaw culture and history. Lesson plans for Grades 4-9.
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:
Guide and handouts for game in which students role-play significant people involved in the negotiation and signing of the treaty.
Learning-to-read story in English, Cree, and Cree syllabics.
Uses techniques involved in creating a Coast Salish blanket to teach concepts of slope and equations in Grade 10 Mathematics Curriculum.
For use with the virtual exhibition Why Treaties Matter.