Tuesday, 24 September 2019

EF56 First Nations lecture 3

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-indigenous-communities-react-to-the-resurfacing-of-two-migration-theories-1.4479632



·      archaeology –study of human history
Terra Cotta warriors – China

Archaeological theories about origins of First Nations
·      hominids – Neanderthal, Australopithicus,
·      homo sapiens- Man sapien – “wise” , about 100 000- 250 000 yrs

·      migration – humans or animal moving or travelling
Birds migrate south every winter.

·      immigration- move to a new country, with a passport
·      emigrate – leave a country to go to a new country for good
nomadic people – always on the move

·      200 000 years ago, Homo Sapiens in Africa
·      60 000 years ago, humans leave Africa
50 000 years ago reach Australia
·      Second wave
35 000 years ago reach Middle East and Central Asia
·      40 000 years ago into Europe
·      25 000 years ago- Ice Age, ice bridge between Russia and Alaska
·      15 000 years ago humans cross The Bering Strait into North America

·      Show video “Map Shows How Humans Migrated Across the Globe” (2m30s)

Explore website, LCD http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_groups_origins.html
talk about land bridge


·      Atlantic migration theory
Talk about

·      First Nations reactions to these scientific theories
Put like on Blog
Listen to audio (9m) EXCELLENT
Describe and summarize controversies, competing theories for students

·      Another article about Salutrian/Ice Bridge debate


CONTACT
·      cooperation- settlers dying of scurvy, lack of Vitamin C
long-standing problem for sailors
limey, pine needle tea

·      Work through timeline
https://aboriginalconnections.wordpress.com/teacher-resources/bc-first-nations-historical-timeline/

FLESH OUT Treatment of FN- blanket ceremony information

·      Government decision to put First Nations on Reservations, Reserves
All over Canada
Even today, Reservations – big problems such as clean water, youth suicide 3* national rate, poverty, despair, drug and alcohol abuse

·      Residential School system
Talk about
·      Between the 1860s and 1996 (23 years ago) more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children were required to attend Indian Residential Schools, institutions operated by religious organizations funded by the Federal Government.
·      The Canadian government removed First Nation children from their families and communities and placed them in these institutions.
·      Many children were inadequately fed, clothed and housed, and many were abused, physically, emotionally, and sexually. Their languages and cultural practices were prohibited.



TEACHERRESOURCES
https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/files/Early-Childhood/ns_-_residential_schools_resource_-_second_edition.pdf

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