Social Studies - Gr 5

Heritage and Identity: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada

In this Social Studies unit, students will explore First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada. Students will fill in an organizer outlining significant interactions and their short and long-term effects between First Nations and European explorers/settlers in New France

Listen/Watch/Do - Jacques Cartier Video

Watch this video about Jacques Cartier’s interaction with the Iroquois people and think about the following questions. What problems might there have been during early interactions? How might Aboriginal peoples have made survival possible for the settlers?

Read - Economic Activities

Read the sections “Social and Cultural Impacts of the Trade”, “Impact of the Trade on the French” and “Métissage”. You may wish to read this aloud to a friend or family member or use your Google Read and Write tools. Use this information to add to your Venn diagram about the short and long term consequences of interactions among and between First Nations and European explorers and settlers.

Read - Heritage

After reading the article use the information to add to your Venn diagram about the short and long term consequences of interactions among and between First Nations and European explorers and settlers.

Read - Adapting to Winter

After reading the article use the information to add to your Venn diagram about the short and long term consequences of interactions among and between First Nations and European explorers and settlers.

Read - Description of New France

After reading primary sources # 1,7 & 8 and secondary sources 3 & 4 use the information to add to your Venn diagram.

Write - Venn Diagram

Jot down your ideas in a Venn diagram outlining significant interactions and their short and long-term effects between First Nations and European explorers/settlers in New France.