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Mississaugas of Scugog Island

First Nation, Grade 5

Big Ideas
CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS • To understand the water crisis on some First Nations reserves

The Ontario Curriculum (2018) • To understand the perspectives of Indigenous peoples
Social Studies Grades 1 to 6, • To explain how water affects our First Nations communities
History and Geography Grades
• To generate a plan of action the government could take
7 and 8
• To identify actions citizens could take
Overall Expectations: A1.
Application: analyze some • To identify the role of the government
key short- and long-term
consequences of interactions Framing Questions
among Indigenous peoples,
• How does water affect our First Nations communities?
among Europeans, and between
Indigenous and European people • Why is this a significant issue?
prior to 1713 in what would
• What plan of action could the government take?
eventually become Canada
• Is there anything citizens could do to help?
B1. Application: assess
responses of governments in • Provide two different perspectives on this issue.
Canada, including First Nations,
Métis, and Inuit governments,
to some significant issues,
Background Information
and develop plans of action
for governments and Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Resource Book:
citizens to address social and
Pages 6 and 10. Refer to these pages for the maps that show that
environmental issues
the reserve has no access to water.
B2. Inquiry: use the social
studies inquiry process to Page 5, Vocabulary. Focus on the definitions for diversity, federal,
investigate Canadian social and/ Indian Act, progressive.
or environmental issues from
The Durham District School Board Land Acknowledgement
various perspectives, including
those of Indigenous peoples as statement was created in consultation with the Mississaugas of
well as of the level (or levels) Scugog Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island
of government responsible for First Nation. It is available on page 1 of the Durham District School
addressing the issues
Board Equity & Diversity Strategic Plan Flipbook. The link to this
B3. Understanding Context: flipbook is available on the weblinks list.
demonstrate an understanding
Page 16, History. This passage provides an overview of the
of the roles and key
responsibilities of citizens impact of the Lindsay dam on Lake Scugog and the First Nation
and of the different levels community there at that time.
of government in Canada,

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