The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12 - Ministère de l'éducation ...

Aboriginal Governance: Emerging Directions, Grade 12,
University/College Preparation (NDG4M)
Identity
– identify traditional beliefs and values that are part of Aboriginal identity and that affect
Aboriginal decision making and leadership
Challenges
– describe the difference in how land is perceived by Aboriginal society and by Canadian
society (e.g., in terms of respect for the land and all living things, compatible resource
development, and sustainable small-scale economies) and explain the crucial importance
of this difference to governance among Aboriginal peoples
– describe how the ways in which Aboriginal peoples perceive land (e.g., the Aboriginal
belief that human beings were given special responsibilities to serve as stewards of the
natural environment) may affect the future of Aboriginal and Canadian relations
Issues of Indigenous Peoples in a Global Context, Grade 12,
University/College Preparation (NDW4M)
Identity
• describe emerging global economic and environmental practices and their impact on
indigenous cultural identity
– describe the legal and political perspectives of the world views of indigenous peoples
concerning their own social, economic, or cultural development (e.g., regarding
governance, resource development, or the preservation of indigenous languages);
– describe how indigenous peoples throughout the world have maintained the core
principles of an indigenous world view (e.g., land stewardship; cooperation; reciprocal
relationships, such as “people with the Creator”, “people with people”, and “people with
the environment”) or have lost their traditional ways (e.g., destruction of the rain forest)
– define the factors that indigenous peoples believe are critical for ensuring healthy,
sustainable communities (e.g., a secure land base, political autonomy, a viable
community-based economy)
– demonstrate an understanding of the different political, economic, and environmental
issues that unite indigenous peoples throughout the world (e.g., decolonization, economic
exploitation, preservation of biodiversity)
Relationships
– demonstrate an understanding that the North American Aboriginal cultural perspective on
land is shared by indigenous peoples in various parts of the world
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