Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations in Contemporary Society
Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations in Contemporary Society
Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations in Contemporary Society
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ID2.01 - expla<strong>in</strong> how <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> values might conflict with economic forces;<br />
ID2.04 - describe how the <strong>in</strong>teraction of <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities <strong>and</strong> Canadian society <strong>in</strong> the twentieth<br />
century has affected <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> beliefs <strong>and</strong> values (e.g., the effect of the wage economy, the focus on the<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual as opposed to the collectivity);<br />
ID3.01 - describe how <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>ks with traditional spiritual<br />
beliefs <strong>and</strong> practices <strong>in</strong> urban, rural, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutional sett<strong>in</strong>gs (e.g., gr<strong>and</strong>mothers’ roles, heal<strong>in</strong>g circles);<br />
ID3.02 - compare the role of beliefs <strong>and</strong> values <strong>in</strong> susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g two different <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities<br />
today;<br />
RE1.01 - identify customs, ceremonies, <strong>and</strong> spiritual beliefs that connect <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples to nature<br />
<strong>and</strong> to one another (e.g., hunters’ respect for animal bones, drumm<strong>in</strong>g, dream <strong>in</strong>terpretations, traditional<br />
roles of family members <strong>in</strong> different <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> cultures);<br />
RE1.04 - describe how the spiritual relationship that <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples have with the l<strong>and</strong> is <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />
with their beliefs <strong>and</strong> values (e.g., the <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> belief that many parts of nature have spirits);<br />
RE3.01 - identify specific challenges fac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples with<strong>in</strong> various communities across<br />
Canada <strong>in</strong> their relationship with the Canadian government (e.g., the social problems of the Innu at Davis<br />
Inlet, the Lubicon Cree l<strong>and</strong> issue);<br />
RE3.03 - describe the primary values <strong>in</strong> relationships (e.g., <strong>in</strong>clusiveness, fairness, respect) that<br />
<strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> women want to achieve through the implementation of Bill C-31 <strong>in</strong> First Nation communities;<br />
RE3.04 - identify efforts of <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples towards cultural revitalization (e.g., re<strong>in</strong>stitut<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ceremonial practices, provid<strong>in</strong>g Native language classes for adults);<br />
SO1.01 - demonstrate an underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of a traditional story that imparts a message of self-determ<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
(e.g., the Sedna story of the Inuit, the hermit thrush tale of the Iroquois);<br />
SO1.02 - describe ways <strong>in</strong> which practices based on traditional beliefs <strong>and</strong> values susta<strong>in</strong> autonomy <strong>and</strong><br />
promote self-determ<strong>in</strong>ation with<strong>in</strong> families (e.g., parent<strong>in</strong>g practices, experiential learn<strong>in</strong>g, shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />
responsibilities);<br />
SO2.03 - expla<strong>in</strong> how <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities have ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed their autonomy at the same time as crosscultural<br />
<strong>in</strong>teractions with Canadian society have changed the traditional roles, responsibilities, <strong>and</strong><br />
occupations of <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> men <strong>and</strong> women (e.g., the evolution of jobs <strong>and</strong> responsibilities with<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities);<br />
SO2.04 - identify the conflict<strong>in</strong>g values <strong>and</strong> priorities (e.g., Anishnawbe treaty-mak<strong>in</strong>g protocol) that<br />
affect the negotiation of treaties <strong>and</strong> agreements <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities <strong>and</strong> different levels<br />
of government;<br />
SO3.01 - demonstrate an underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of how <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples <strong>in</strong>corporate traditional beliefs <strong>and</strong><br />
values (e.g., the use of heal<strong>in</strong>g circles, sentenc<strong>in</strong>g circles, <strong>and</strong> birth<strong>in</strong>g centres) <strong>in</strong>to their lives <strong>in</strong> an<br />
attempt to revitalize their societies;<br />
SO3.03 - describe specific heal<strong>in</strong>g practices that promote <strong>in</strong>dividual <strong>and</strong> community renewal (e.g., sweat<br />
lodges <strong>in</strong> prison environments, traditional uses of tobacco);<br />
CH1.03 - describe the challenges fac<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> communities <strong>in</strong> susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g their languages,<br />
ceremonies, <strong>and</strong> beliefs;<br />
CH1.04 - describe life experiences that may <strong>in</strong>fluence the formation of values, attitudes, <strong>and</strong> beliefs (e.g.,<br />
as related <strong>in</strong> autobiographical writ<strong>in</strong>gs by Maria Campbell, Drew Hayden Taylor, Ruby Slipperjack, <strong>and</strong><br />
Lee Maracle);<br />
CH3.01 - demonstrate an underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the challenges various <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples face <strong>in</strong> preserv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
their dist<strong>in</strong>ct cultures;<br />
CH3.05 - identify physical <strong>and</strong> spiritual survival methods practised by <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> peoples to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
their cultural dist<strong>in</strong>ctiveness (e.g., vision quests, dream <strong>in</strong>terpretation, nam<strong>in</strong>g ceremonies).<br />
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• <strong>Aborig<strong>in</strong>al</strong> <strong>Beliefs</strong>, <strong>Values</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Aspirations</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Contemporary</strong> <strong>Society</strong> - College Preparation