Ontario Grade 11 NBE3E English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices (Grade 11, Workplace Preparation)
Chapters: 5
1. A. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Perspectives and Text Forms in Canada
A1 Exploring · A2 Deconstructing · A3 Reconstructing
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada: From Ancient Nations to Reconciliation – Canada's Constitution names three groups of Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis (about 1.8 million people, 5% of the population, in 2021). They lived on the land for more than 10,000 years, with their own nations, languages, laws and trade. After contact in the 1500s came the fur trade, alliances and treaties (Two Row Wampum, Royal Proclamation 1763, Numbered Treaties 1871–1921). The Indian Act (1876) and residential schools (1883–1996) tried to assimilate Indigenous peoples and caused deep, lasting harm. From the 1960s, Indigenous people won back rights: the vote (1960), the Calder case (1973), Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Nunavut (1999), land claims and self-government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008–2015) gave 94 Calls to Action. Today Indigenous voices lead in politics, law, art, literature and media.
2. B. Oral Communication
B1 The Oral Tradition · B2 Listening to Understand · B3 Speaking to Communicate · B4 Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada: From Ancient Nations to Reconciliation – Canada's Constitution names three groups of Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis (about 1.8 million people, 5% of the population, in 2021). They lived on the land for more than 10,000 years, with their own nations, languages, laws and trade. After contact in the 1500s came the fur trade, alliances and treaties (Two Row Wampum, Royal Proclamation 1763, Numbered Treaties 1871–1921). The Indian Act (1876) and residential schools (1883–1996) tried to assimilate Indigenous peoples and caused deep, lasting harm. From the 1960s, Indigenous people won back rights: the vote (1960), the Calder case (1973), Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Nunavut (1999), land claims and self-government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008–2015) gave 94 Calls to Action. Today Indigenous voices lead in politics, law, art, literature and media.
3. C. Reading and Literature Studies
C1 Reading for Meaning · C2 Understanding Form and Style · C3 Reading with Fluency · C4 Reflecting on Skills and Strategies · C5 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices in Contemporary Literature
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada: From Ancient Nations to Reconciliation – Canada's Constitution names three groups of Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis (about 1.8 million people, 5% of the population, in 2021). They lived on the land for more than 10,000 years, with their own nations, languages, laws and trade. After contact in the 1500s came the fur trade, alliances and treaties (Two Row Wampum, Royal Proclamation 1763, Numbered Treaties 1871–1921). The Indian Act (1876) and residential schools (1883–1996) tried to assimilate Indigenous peoples and caused deep, lasting harm. From the 1960s, Indigenous people won back rights: the vote (1960), the Calder case (1973), Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Nunavut (1999), land claims and self-government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008–2015) gave 94 Calls to Action. Today Indigenous voices lead in politics, law, art, literature and media.
4. D. Writing
D1 Developing and Organizing Content · D2 Using Knowledge of Form and Style · D3 Applying Knowledge of Conventions · D4 Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada: From Ancient Nations to Reconciliation – Canada's Constitution names three groups of Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis (about 1.8 million people, 5% of the population, in 2021). They lived on the land for more than 10,000 years, with their own nations, languages, laws and trade. After contact in the 1500s came the fur trade, alliances and treaties (Two Row Wampum, Royal Proclamation 1763, Numbered Treaties 1871–1921). The Indian Act (1876) and residential schools (1883–1996) tried to assimilate Indigenous peoples and caused deep, lasting harm. From the 1960s, Indigenous people won back rights: the vote (1960), the Calder case (1973), Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Nunavut (1999), land claims and self-government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008–2015) gave 94 Calls to Action. Today Indigenous voices lead in politics, law, art, literature and media.
5. E. Media Studies
E1 Understanding Media Texts · E2 Understanding Media Forms, Conventions, and Techniques · E3 Creating Media Texts · E4 Reflecting on Skills and Strategies · E5 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices in Contemporary Media
- Media Literacy – Media literacy is the skill of reading, questioning and creating media: news, ads, videos, posts, films and games. Every media text is made by someone, for a purpose, for an audience, using forms, conventions and techniques that shape how we feel. A media-literate person checks the source, evidence, other coverage and the original before believing or sharing, notices bias and filter bubbles, and makes their own media responsibly.
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada: From Ancient Nations to Reconciliation – Canada's Constitution names three groups of Indigenous peoples: First Nations, Inuit and Métis (about 1.8 million people, 5% of the population, in 2021). They lived on the land for more than 10,000 years, with their own nations, languages, laws and trade. After contact in the 1500s came the fur trade, alliances and treaties (Two Row Wampum, Royal Proclamation 1763, Numbered Treaties 1871–1921). The Indian Act (1876) and residential schools (1883–1996) tried to assimilate Indigenous peoples and caused deep, lasting harm. From the 1960s, Indigenous people won back rights: the vote (1960), the Calder case (1973), Section 35 of the Constitution (1982), Nunavut (1999), land claims and self-government. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2008–2015) gave 94 Calls to Action. Today Indigenous voices lead in politics, law, art, literature and media.