Unit 4: Culture

UNIT 4 - CULTURE

Unit 4 - Overview

Knowledge/Content	Skill/Processes	Values/Attitudes
Know that Canadian Aboriginal cultures have a particular worldview and explain the roots of that view. Know some contributions of Aboriginal cultures to Canadian contemporary society. Explain the contemporary concerns and issues of Aboriginal peoples of Canada, and understand how these are rooted in the events of the past.	Draw inferences from reliable data. Share personal opinions and viewpoints, and provide justification for them. Make valid generalizations based upon consideration of specific events and information.	Respect Aboriginal cultures and appreciate their contributions to Canadian society. Appreciate that Aboriginal concerns and issues facing Canadian society today are rooted in the history of Canada, and are the result of decisions made at the point of European-Aboriginal contact. Respect the needs and concerns of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.

This unit explores various aspects of the history and cultures of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada from pre-contact with Europeans to today. The unit is designed to help students understand the traditional cultures of Aboriginal peoples, and to appreciate that they have cultural roots and traditions that extend back through centuries. As well, the unit addresses some of the contemporary political, social and cultural issues concerning Aboriginal peoples as a result of European contact and governance.

Major Concept:
culture (First Nations roots)

Related Concepts:
Aboriginal peoples (Indian, Inuit, Métis), Aboriginal spirituality, enfranchisement, self-determination, treaty rights, self-government


Introduction	Aboriginal Peoples - Indian, Metis and Inuit	Origins of Aboriginal Peoples - Two Worldviews	Aboriginal Spirituality	Relationships with the Environment

Treaties and Land Claims	Social and Economic Life Past and Present	One Contemporary Economic Structure- Aboriginal Cooperative Issues	Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Social and Economic Issues	Aboriginal Self-Determination and Self Government