Histories & Stories of Ways of Life in Canada

Oral traditions, narratives and stories of the First Nations 5.2.2.1 & 5.2.2.2,

Students will do a close reading of interviews with elders and other first nations people, then record the stories and add pictures in an Adobe Spark video.

See templates in the section below

What was the significance of the potlatch to the identity of the Aboriginal peoples of the Northwest Coast? 5.2.2.4

Resource Site: Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'waw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast.

Use this great website to find information about the Potlatch, then tell what it would be like to be at a modern potlatch.

A Day in the Life of an Habitant. What do stories about the habitants tell us about Francophone history, culture and presence in Canada? 5.2.3.2

Students will read about daily life for the habitants and summarize as a narrative.

Examine, critically, the ways of life of immigrants from the British Isles during the Great Migration. 5.2.6.1 & 5.2.6.2

Students summarize the reasons migrants left their homes in Scotland, Ireland, England, and Wales.

North West Mounted Police Graphic Novel: 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.2

Students retell the story of the creation of the North West Mounted Police and how it impacted the settlement of western and northern Canada in the form of a graphic novel.

Graphic Novel Template

Students use the summarizing template to learn the content.

How do stories of Chinese immigrants (i.e., railway workers) contribute to an understanding of the development of Canada and how did the building of Canada's national railway affect the development of Canada? 5.2.8.1 & 5.3.2.3

Students use this Canada Library and Archives site and this site from CP rail to find information about the railroad and fill in the infographic and brochure. Do both sites tell the story in the same way? Has we done enough to right the wrongs of the past?