D3. Aspirations and Social Action
Specific Expectations
D3.1
identify and describe some aspirations that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and organizations characterize as important for communities, for Canada, and for global society (e.g., for communities: building relationships between municipalities and First Nations communities; ensuring access to adequate housing, health, and education services; preservation of Indigenous ways of life, including harvesting rights; for Canada: protection of traditional lands and water; reconciliation and renewed nation-to-nation relationships; an equal voice for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in social and political decision making; for global society: respect for Indigenous human rights around the world, environmentally responsible practices), and make inferences about how these aspirations reflect both traditional and contemporary values
- What are some shared aspirations of Indigenous youth in communities across Canada? What values do you think motivate these goals?
- What are some risks associated with contaminated water in First Nations communities across Canada? How are First Nations women addressing this issue, and how do their actions reflect both traditional values and social change?
- What kinds of resources do remote communities need to meet their common aspirations? Why might a community lack these resources?
- How have oil and gas pipelines changed the relationship between land and people? How has the presence of pipelines on traditional First Nations and Inuit territories affected community aspirations?
D3.2
interpret and explain the goals of several different social initiatives to support First Nations, Métis, and Inuit aspirations (e.g., Indigenous patient navigators provide support and advocacy for patients and their families by coordinating culturally responsive services; job training and entrepreneurship programs for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth provide work experience and information about career options and opportunities), identifying some achievements and continuing challenges
- Why do you think a summer career placement program was designed specifically for Métis youth in Ontario? What successes has the program had?
- What unique supports do urban Indigenous health centres offer to Indigenous families? What challenges do urban Indigenous communities still face with respect to ensuring culturally responsive local health services? How might these challenges be addressed?