TTOC Monday Oct 21 2024 Reconciliation & Colonization Lesson Re: Recent Thanksgiving Celebrations
Attendance - located in the brown binder bottom left of teacher desk - please return to drawer once attendance is complete. Please send your EA and or student to the office with any absences (post it note)
NOTE: Please send ALL class notes to me post class completion via email so that I am aware of how much was completed of the lesson below. Thanks in advance. ahathorn@sd19.bc.ca
Current Events: Review. Class Discussion.
How do Indigenous Peoples in Canada View Thanksgiving -View Video: 6 min.
As per the recent Canadian 'Thanksgiving' Holiday - review the below article with the class - project onto the whiteboard.
Thanksgiving's roots in Canada can be found in Indigenous cultures and food, chef says
TTOC: Host class discussion after reviewing the piece.
Sample Questions:
Understanding History: How does the history of Thanksgiving, as shared by Iserhoff and Romanow, change the way we usually think about the holiday? What does this mean for how we learn about Thanksgiving in school?
Celebrating Culture: In what ways can Indigenous communities take back Thanksgiving to highlight their own traditions and values? What special foods or customs could be included to honor Indigenous culture and gratitude?
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation: Iserhoff talks about food appropriation related to Thanksgiving. How can we tell the difference between appreciating another culture’s food and taking it without giving credit, especially during important holidays?
Terms: - Students to take notes:
What is Cultural Appropriation?
The use of a people's traditional dress, music, cuisine, knowledge and other aspects of their culture, without their approval, by members of a different culture.
What is colonization?
In Canada, colonization occurred when a new group of people migrated to North America, took over and began to control Indigenous Peoples. Colonizers impose their own cultural values, religions, and laws, make policies that did not/do not favour Indigenous Peoples.
What is reconciliation?
Reconciliation is the process of developing a respectful relationship between Indigenous and settler (i.e. non-Indigenous) people across Canada. It’s about working together to overcome the devastating effects of colonization.
Reflection Journal: Will be marked - out of 20 - Write a full paragraph with topic sentence, 3 body sentences and a conclusion: Use your best grammar!
Question: How do your own beliefs or family traditions around Thanksgiving compare to the ideas in the article? How can we celebrate the holiday in a more thoughtful way based on what we’ve learned?
Extension: If you would like students - Re: your paragraph - add a supportive drawing/sketch. Bonus!
Take work in - Students - Please hand your completed work into the sub for marking. TTOC to mark these during Block E - LOA block.
If time *To close class - TTOC to read Thanksgiving excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults - on my desk - marked - page 86 and 87.
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