Investigating Territories and Treaties

Grade 6
Social Studies
Heritage and Identity

Description

In this activity, students explore the significance of and different perspectives on treaties between First Nations communities and the Canadian government. Students will then conduct an investigation of the traditional Indigenous treaty territory in which their community is located.

Learning goals

I explain the consequences of the treaty that affects the Indigenous traditional territory where my community is located.
I am asking about various treaties between Indigenous people and the Canadian government.

Vocabulary

traditional Indigenous territory
treaty
government of Canada
Crown
government policies
colonizers
wampum belt
relations
unceded territory
land claims
First Nations
Métis
Inuit

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