Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations in Contemporary Society

ID3.03 – describe how Aboriginal communities sustain their continued survival and growth (e.g., Inuit
Broadcasting Association, Wawatay Television Services, Nunavut Circuit Court, Anishnawbe Health
Toronto);
ID3.04 – identify Aboriginal businesses that incorporate traditional beliefs, values, and aspirations (e.g.,
ecotourism projects, wild rice marketing, Air Creebec).
Relationships
Overall Expectations
REV.01 · explain how Aboriginal peoples’ relationship to the land traditionally sustained Aboriginal life
in various environments across Canada and continues to be evident in the cultural practices of
Aboriginal peoples today;
REV.02 · explain how legal definitions of Aboriginal identity in Canada affect relationships within and
among Aboriginal communities;
REV.03 · describe contributions made by Aboriginal peoples to Canadian society;
REV.04 · demonstrate an understanding of the issues facing Aboriginal youth in their interaction with
Canadian society;
REV.05 · describe relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples as a result of actions
taken by the federal and provincial governments.
Specific Expectations
Aboriginal World View
RE1.01 – describe the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual beliefs of Aboriginal peoples
related to the land;
RE1.02 – identify customs, ceremonies, and spiritual beliefs (e.g., respect for animal bones and spirits,
uses of songs and drums, creation stories) that connect Aboriginal peoples to the natural environment
and to one another;
RE1.03 – identify the importance of the extended family in Aboriginal relationships and individual
responsibilities.
Aboriginal and Canadian Relations
RE2.01 – explain how traditional roles and responsibilities of people within different cultural
communities of Aboriginal peoples have been altered because of the Indian Act (e.g., customs of the
potlatch, the buffalo hunt, federal fishing regulations);
RE2.02 – identify significant contemporary Aboriginal individuals who, and events that, promote crosscultural
understanding between Aboriginal peoples and non-Aboriginal peoples (e.g., John Kim Bell,
Ovide Mercredi, powwows, the televised National Aboriginal Achievement Awards ceremony);
RE2.03 – identify how provincial laws and developments such as hydro-electric dams may restrict
Aboriginal harvesting, hunting, and fishing practices (e.g., Northern Manitoba Flood Agreement);
RE2.04 – demonstrate an understanding of the impact of Bill C-31 on First Nation communities;
RE2.05 – describe how the products of Aboriginal technology (e.g., canoes, snowshoes, York boats)
have contributed to Canadian society.
Renewal and Reconciliation
RE3.01 – describe how the aspirations of Aboriginal peoples have been a driving force in pressing for
recognition in their negotiations with governments and institutions (e.g., during the relocation of Innu
people at Davis Inlet, when the Lubicon Cree asserted Aboriginal title in their land issue in Alberta,
in the repatriation of sacred objects from museums);
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