Social Studies

Curriculum: 

Learning Outcome : Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada 

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and the stories of Canada and their ways of life over time, and appreciate the diversity of Canada's heritage. 

Stories provide a vital opportunity to bring history to life. Through stories, people share information, values and attitudes about history, culture and heritage. Stories are communicated through legends, myths, creation stories, narratives, oral traditions, songs, music, dance, literature, visual and dramatic arts, traditions and celebrations. They can include or be supported by biographies, autobiographies, archives, news items, novels or short stories.

In social studies, stories provide students with opportunities to understand the dynamics of peoples, cultures, places, issues and events that are integral to Canada's history and contemporary society.

5.2.1 - appreciate the complexity of identity in the Canadian context:   

• recognize how an understanding of Canadian history and the stories of its peoples contributes to their sense of identity
  Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• acknowledge oral traditions, narratives and stories as valid sources of knowledge about the land and diverse Aboriginal cultures and history
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• acknowledge the roots of Francophone identity and presence in Canada
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• acknowledge British influence and presence in Canada
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• acknowledge the contributions made by diverse cultural groups to the evolution of Canada
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• recognize how changes in society can affect identity

5.2.2 - examine, critically, the ways of life of Aboriginal peoples in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:   

• What do the stories of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change | The Land: Places and People  

• How are the Aboriginal cultures and ways of life unique in each of the western, northern, central and eastern regions of Canada?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change  

• How were the natural environment and geography of each region of Canada determining factors of the diversity among Aboriginal groups (e.g., languages, symbolism)?
  The Land: Places and People | Time, Continuity and Change  

• What was the significance of the potlatch to the identity of the Aboriginal peoples of the Northwest Coast?
  Identity | Culture and Community | The Land: Places and People  

• In what ways do anthropology and archaeology contribute to our understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples?
  Culture and Community | The Land: Places and People | Time, Continuity and Change  

5.2.3 - examine, critically, ways of life in New France by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

• How do stories and legends of the coureurs des bois and voyageurs inform us about Francophone history, culture and presence throughout Canada?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change  

• What do stories about the habitants tell us about Francophone history, culture and presence in Canada?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change  

5.2.4 - examine, critically, ways of life of the fur traders by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:   

• How are the stories of the Métis people, their culture and heritage rooted in the fur trade?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• How do stories about ways of life in fur trade forts reflect the British influence in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change | Power, Authority and Decision Making  

• What were the main languages spoken by fur traders and their families in the fur trade forts?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change | Economics and Resources  

5.2.5 - examine, critically, ways of life of the United Empire Loyalists by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

• What do stories of the United Empire Loyalists tell us about British culture and presence in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• How did the diversity of United Empire Loyalists contribute to Canadian diversity?
  Identity | Culture and Community | Time, Continuity and Change | The Land: Places and People  

5.2.6 - examine, critically, the ways of life of immigrants from the British Isles during the Great Migration by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:  

• What do stories of Irish and Scottish immigrants tell us about their heritage and presence in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• What do stories of British peoples tell us about the British history, culture and presence in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

5.2.7 - examine, critically, how the North West Mounted Police shaped ways of life in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:  

• What do stories of the North West Mounted Police tell us about the settlement and development of western and northern Canada?
  The Land: Places and People | Power, Authority and Decision Making   

• How have stories of the North West Mounted Police shaped identity in western and northern Canada?
  Identity | Time, Continuity and Change | Power, Authority and Decision Making   

5.2.8 - examine, critically, ways of life of non-European immigrants by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:  

• How do stories of Chinese immigrants (i.e., railway workers) contribute to an understanding of the development of Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change  

• What do stories of the Underground Railroad tell us about the history and presence of Black communities in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Time, Continuity and Change | The Land: Places and People  

• How do stories of immigrants from India contribute to an understanding of diversity in Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity  

5.2.9 - examine, critically, how European immigrants shaped ways of life in western Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

• What do stories of immigrants from Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany tell us about their history and presence in western Canada?
  Culture and Community | Identity | Global Connections | The Land: Places and People | Time, Continuity and Change   

• How were European immigrants affected by pressures to conform in western Canada?
  Citizenship | Culture and Community | Identity | Global Connections | The Land: Places and People | Time, Continuity and Change