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Or, First Nations Peoples:Textbook Readings (write these down!): •Introduction: Page 12•Background: Pages 69-70•Government: Page 246•FN Rights: 304-305•Aboriginal Identity: 208 - 216
Today:1. Unit Introduction
Using Statistics
2. How did Aboriginal Canadians become a Minority?
Readings: Becoming a Minority
Warm-up:Turn to your partner,Use your best English,and ask:
What do we remember about Aboriginal Canadians from Social Studies 10?
History? Culture? Beliefs? Important events and people? Key terms? Of course, be prepared to
share!
First: Using Statistics1. We are going to look at different charts of
information about Aboriginal Canadians.
2. Discuss them as a group and answer the questions. You will present your chart to the rest of the class.
3. As you listen to the other presentations, take notes on your handout!
What do these charts tell us about the Aboriginal Canadian Minority and its
relationship with the Majority of Canadians? Are they equal?
Average Canadian Life Expectancy
Proportion of dwellings (homes) in need of major repairs
Canadian Employment Rate
Postsecondary educational level, population aged 25 to 54, 2006
First Language Speakers
Follow-up:Turn to your partner,Use your best English,and ask:
What do these charts tell us about Aboriginal Canadian Minority and its
relationship with the Majority of Canadians? Are they equal? What
conclusions can we make? Of course, be prepared to share!
Themes of this Unit:Minorities and Majorities (first!)Assimilation and its effectsMulticulturalism and its effectsAboriginal Rights:
Land, Government, LanguagesAboriginal resistance against the majority
First: Becoming a MinorityWhen Europeans first arrived (1604) in what
would become called North America, there were an estimated 30-35 million Aboriginal peoples living there (today’s Canada, the US and Mexico).
In 2006: there are only 1.2 Million Aboriginal
Canadians,3.8% of Canadians are Aboriginal
How did this happen?
Readings: * With your partner,Discuss yesterdays Reading about Becoming a Minority
Potlatch Dancers.
HOMEWORK:Worksheet – Native Resistance and Government
Response