Indigenous Governance and Societies
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Objective
I can explain how indigenous people work together in a community.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
CBC Kids News · 5:55Vetted channel
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
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The video talked about wampum belts. How did wampum belts show that different Indigenous nations wanted to work together?
Treaties were supposed to be about sharing land and working together. Give an example from the video of how not understanding treaties in the same way can cause problems for Indigenous communities.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“The video mentioned wampum belts. What did one wampum belt show about how different Indigenous nations agreed to work together? The video talked about treaties. Even though there were disagreements, what was the original idea behind treaties that showed how Indigenous people wanted to work together with settlers? The video said that treaties were about relationships. What did that mean about how Indigenous people wanted to work with other groups?”
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