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Alderville First Nation, Grade 7

Big Ideas
CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS Natural events and human activities that change Earth’s
physical features can have social, political, environmental, and
The Ontario Curriculum (2018)
economic consequences.
Social Studies Grades 1 to 6,
History and Geography Grades
7 and 8 Framing Question

Geography, Overall • Why should we consider various perspectives when determining
Expectations: A2. use the the impact of human activities?
geographic inquiry process
to investigate the impact
of natural events and/or
Background Information
human activities that change
the physical environment, Alderville First Nation Resource Book:
exploring the impact from a
geographic perspective Pages 11 to 12, Wild Rice. These pages describes wild rice and its
importance to Alderville First Nation and to the ecosystem.
B1. analyze aspects of the
extraction/harvesting and Page 40, Wild Rice Pudding. A recipe for making wild rice pudding
use of natural resources in
is provided.
different regions of the world,
and assess ways of preserving You might also refer to The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the
these resources Ojibway by Edward Benton-Banai. In Chapter 14, “The Migration of

Specific Expectations: B2.1 the Anishinabe,” the author describes how the Anishinaabe people
formulate questions to guide were told to migrate until they came to “the food that grows on
investigations into issues water.” When the Anishinaabe found Manoomin (wild rice), the
related to the impact of the
prophets’ words were fulfilled. Wild rice was the gift of the chosen
extraction/harvesting and/
ground (page 101).
or use of natural resources
around the world from a
geographic perspective
History, Overall Expectations:
Emotional (Relate) Activating Prior Knowledge,
A2. Inquiry: use the historical
inquiry process to investigate Minds On
perspectives of different
Opening Circle
groups and communities,
Prompting Questions:
including First Nations, Métis,
and/or Inuit communities, On chart paper, write the following:
on some significant events,
• What do you know about wild rice?
developments, and/or issues
that affected Canada and/or
Write down everything that students know about wild rice.
people in Canada between 1850
and 1890

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