Critical Thinking Focus: Students are expected to explain why people, events, or places are significant to various individuals and groups (significance).
Content Connection: Students are expected to know aspects of life shared by and common to people and cultures.
Key Questions:
Why are stories important to Indigenous Peoples?
What values (beliefs) were/are significant for local First Peoples?
Why do Elders play an important part in the lives of First Peoples?
Learning Goals:
describe how Indigenous people contributed to the development of Canada (e.g. with respect to food, transportation, exploration, the arts and technology);
identify contributions that Indigenous people made to pioneer settlements;
describe various plants used in food preparation (i.e. vegetables, fruits, spices, herbs);
demonstrate an awareness of Indigenous place names.