Our People Then and Now
Themes
A. How Our People Lived Long Ago
B. Our Changing Communities
C. The Faces of the NWT
D. Current Events
Essential Knowledge
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
1. the traditional way of life of the Aboriginal people of their region: (A)
- their proper name (A)
- the name of their language (A)
- important aspects of their culture; their government: their beliefs; customs and morals (A)
- their use of the land (A)
- population distribution (A)
2. the most significant changes that have occurred in regional lifestyle (B)
3. the main causes of change in lifestyle (B)
4. the major benefits and problems brought by change (B)
5. the structure, sphere of authority and decision-making style of municipal governments and/or band councils (B)
6. the locations, languages, customs, traditions and lifestyles of cultural groups across the NWT -C-
7. the challenges and opportunities that arise from cultural diversity -C-
8. opportunities for citizens' participation in community affairs -C-
Skills
Processing Skills
Students will be able to:
1. use a key or legend to interpret map symbols
2. transfer inter-cardinal directions to simple maps
3. understand and use maps of different scales covering the same area
4. use colour contour and visual relief maps to visualize areas under study
5. identify regions of the NWT on simple maps and globes
6. identify cause and effects relationships
7. draw inferences from graphs, tables and charts
8. compare information gained from personal experience with that gained from reading
9. identify differences in perspective (the way people see things)
10. identify values that underlie lifestyles
Communication Skills
Students will be able to:
1. take notes in point form
2. write a short report on a researched topic
3. use simple illustrations, charts and graphs to support written work
4. edit and revise written work
5. role play a factual event or an old story or legend
Participation Skills
Students will be able to:
1. help to make a group's rules, divide the work and assign tasks
2. co-operate and compromise to solve problems
3. accept the role of follower or leader as the situation requires
4. give and accept constructive criticism and suggestions
Attitudes
Students will be encouraged to develop:
1. respect for the lifestyle of the elders
2. an understanding and appreciation of the need for rules
3. respect for the people of other cultures
4. appreciation of the value of understanding two or more languages
5. concern for the needs of future generations
Current Events Focus
Students will focus on:
1. news stories that report on archaeological and anthropological findings in the NWT
2. changes that are occurring in the North
3. magazine and other articles that describe current lifestyles in various parts of the NWT
