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Learning from Aboriginal Stories

What can we learn from Aboriginal stories about the beliefs and values of Aboriginal peoples?


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 4.2.1.1 - Students will recognize how stories of people and events provide multiple perspectives on past and present events
Specific Outcome 4.2.1.2 - Students will recognize oral traditions, narratives and stories as valid sources of knowledge about the land, culture and history
Specific Outcome 4.2.1.3 - Students will recognize the presence and influence of diverse Aboriginal peoples as inherent to Alberta's culture and identity
Specific Outcome 4.2.2.3 - What do the stories of Aboriginal peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?
Specific Outcome 4.S.5.4 - Students will work collaboratively with others to complete a group task
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.1 - Students will organize and present information, taking particular audiences and purposes into consideration
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.2 - Students will respond appropriately to comments and questions, using language respectful of human diversity
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.3 - Students will listen to others in order to understand their perspectives
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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