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Letting the land return to its natural Past logging practices pg.11
state/saving resources for future
There are differing world views:
generations/their own policies
The Western world believes
(interrelationship to the land;
they own the land. Indigenous
spiritual, physical, emotional, and
peoples believe that land is
intellectual connections) pg.11
not owned but shared and
Christian Island becomes reserve respected pg.11. They are
land for Beausoleil First Nations stewards of the land.
(connection to Turtle Island/book/
Anishinaabeg people
legend) pg.8
traditionally lived a semi-
The use of waterways and their nomadic life pg.14
knowledge of land and water
travel/trading routes allowed
Indigenous people to escape
and save the lives of not only
themselves but the Jesuits among
them, by escaping from the
Iroquois finding refuge on Christian
Island. pg.14

Treaties and the signing of the Penetanguishene Treaty 5
SOURCES
from 1795/1798:
Snache, I. (2005). Rama First
There are many underlying issues surrounding treaties and treaty Nation Ojibwe Language
Dictionary. Chippewas of Rama.
signing. For the purpose of this work, we will discuss only one aspect
Ogemawahj Tribal Council.
of the treaty.
(2019). Beausoleil First Nation
One difficulty that has been talked about at length is the reality of Resource Book. Nelson.
language barriers that existed between two distinct cultures, namely,
the First Nations peoples and the Crown (the British Government and, SUGGESTIONS FOR
FURTHER READING/
later, the Government of Canada). Not able to communicate because
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they did not speak one another’s language, First Nations people found
themselves agreeing to treaties they believed that they understood Blanket Exercise: Visit the Kairos
Blanket Exercise website; link on
but did not. In many cases, promises made were not kept and First
weblinks list. This activity must
Nations peoples never received what was owing to them. be led by trained personnel
and should have an Indigenous
Cross-Curricular Ideas person as part of the team.
The Gifts of the Seven
Health and Physical Education: Take the game “Ship to Shore” and
Grandfathers, on Ojibwe.net;
replace the go to words, with land, treaty, reserve, and Turtle Island. link on weblinks list
Teachings of the Medicine
The Arts: Students choose a relevant vocabulary word, for example:
Wheel from the Ontario Native
turtle. They then create an acrostic poem connecting recently learned
Literacy Coalition; link on
material. They can also add illustrations to their words. weblinks list

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