{"id":1062,"date":"2021-12-02T12:17:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:10:43","slug":"unit-1-the-land-and-the-people-of-bc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/bc-first-nations-studies-12\/unit-1-the-land-and-the-people-of-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 1 &#8211; The Land and the People of BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kvsrenui-b14b1a8d1309cb34ed77f54b3001e83d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1062'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvts73l9-5069c3f9577187b1bd412032baaef222 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" >\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1062'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10fws-54b4c7ae7c62872606a75579c7ae33e2\">\n#top .flex_column.av-10fws-54b4c7ae7c62872606a75579c7ae33e2{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-10fws-54b4c7ae7c62872606a75579c7ae33e2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-10fws-54b4c7ae7c62872606a75579c7ae33e2{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10fws-54b4c7ae7c62872606a75579c7ae33e2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  no-padding first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvtr0g61-8d36aa40cfd7cac5e6d23b018591cfe3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Unit 1 &#8211; The Land and the People of BC<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The first unit of BCFNS 12 acts as introduction to the First Peoples of BC. This unit aims to give you an overview of life in pre-contact BC, as well as a sense of the incredible diversity of Indigenous peoples in this land.<\/p>\n<p>Before we go any further, we need to start building an understanding of what constitutes an Indigenous worldview. What are the fundamental beliefs of Indigenous peoples, both in BC and throughout the world? It will help to compare it to the Western \/ European worldview that has informed mainstream \/ settler society in BC. The following videos and hand-out help to make this distinction clear.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Indigenous world view vs. Western world view\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsh-NcZyuiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is the Aboriginal Worldview\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/113924147?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Give this hand-out a quick look: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/indigenous-and-western-worldviews.pdf\">Indigenous vs. Western Worldviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Using the video and hand-out above, along with the readings on pages 8-18, answer the following questions in point form:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>In 3-4 points, describe the worldview, spirituality, and fundamental beliefs of First Nations people in BC (pgs 8-10).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cIn the First Nations worldview, people are integrated with the natural world, not separate from it.\u201d In 2-3 points describe the relationship between First Nations people &amp; the land (pgs 14-18).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cThen God said, \u2018Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.&#8217;\u201d Does this passage represent a Western\/European worldview, or an Indigenous one? Why?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>How would you describe your own worldview? Does it resemble an Indigenous worldview, a Western\/European worldview, or both?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As you\u2019ve read, oral history is a central feature of First Nations society. Here are two fascinating examples of First Nations oral histories being supported by modern science.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/archeological-find-affirms-heiltsuk-nation-s-oral-history-1.4046088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heiltsuk Archeological Dig: First Nations in BC 14,000 Years Ago<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/triquet-island-archaelogy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/triquet-island-archaelogy.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/triquet-island-archaelogy-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2015\/07\/20\/the-really-big-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earthquakes in First Nations Oral History (start at \u201cOnce scientists had reconstructed\u2026\u201d)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 2:<\/strong> After reading the first article, refer back to pages 8-9 in your textbook. In a short paragraph, answer the following question:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur people live in an oral culture\u201d \u2013\u00a0<\/em><em>what does an \u201coral culture\u201d look like? How would you describe an oral culture?<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Do these articles suggest that opinions about First Nations oral traditions are changing?<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bc-first-nations-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bc-first-nations-map.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bc-first-nations-map-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bc-first-nations-map-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bc-first-nations-map-705x667.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 3:<\/strong> Getting familiar with BC\u2019s First Nations &amp; BC geography. Use the above map (and feel free to use other online resources) to complete the following hand-out: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/bcfns-12-mapping-activity.pdf\">BCFNS 12 \u2013 Mapping Activity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will be helpful to refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrobyn.com\/2012\/12\/bc-first-nations-map\/\">this map<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.fpcc.ca\/\">this interactive map <\/a>might also be helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Also, check out this AWESOME online map of Indigenous groups across the planet: <a href=\"https:\/\/native-land.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native-Land.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 4:<\/strong>\u00a0BC has the largest number of distinct Indigenous languages in Canada. By a LONG SHOT. The First Nations of BC are incredibly \u201clinguistically diverse.\u201d Why do you think this is? Take a look at the map again. Take a look at a map of Canada (preferably one that illustrates geographical features like\u2026 mountains).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>What do you notice about the traditional territories of BC\u2019s First Nations? (2 points)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Briefly describe the land of BC. What are the important features of the land? (2-3 points) (Pgs 18-20)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>BC can be divided (loosely) into 4 central regions: The Coast, Southern Interior, Northeast, and the Northern Interior. Complete the visual organizer below as you read about these distinctive regions (pgs 21-34): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/regions-of-bc.pdf\">Regions of BC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Give a few examples as to how the land and resources have shaped the lives of the people who live there. Include the Comox Valley \u2013 how has its climate, resources, and geography shaped the lives of the K\u2019omoks people? Think about food source, shelter, tools, culture, etc. Example: it rains a lot here &#8211; how has that shaped life for Indigenous peoples? (3-4 points).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 6,000-Year-Old Village\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/voZBiMYcWGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"School District #71 Fish Trap Experience\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsEnk9ky0f0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Chapter 2 in the textbook examines how First Nations have traditionally used and managed resources. \u201cFirst Nations people respect and co-exist with nature. The resources from the land and the sea which they use are more than just food or materials; they are viewed as gifts from the natural or supernatural realms. With such a diversity of people using an abundance of different resources throughout BC, a wide variety of technologies were developed and used for harvesting and processing the resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 5<\/strong>:\u00a0This chapter outlines 9 different traditional uses of resources and technologies that First Nations people have developed \u2013 gathering plants, preserving food, creating shelter, and so on.\u00a0<em>Choose any 3 of them (the fishing practices outlined in the videos are fair game!) and describe them in point form (2-3 points each).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Turn to pages 45-47.\u00a0<em>Describe the relationship between<\/em>\u00a0<em>spirituality and resource management for BC First Nations people. How is this different than a Western\/European approach? (2-3 points)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Imagine living in a world without money. You wouldn\u2019t be able to simply buy the things you couldn\u2019t make yourself. Would you be able to survive if you and your family had to produce everything you needed to live? And how would you get what you needed to survive? Historically, First Nations communities have been totally self-sufficient, living off the land and producing everything required for survival. Before colonization, these communities had local economies that ensured that everyone\u2019s needs were met; at the same time, vast, sophisticated trade economies stretched far &amp; wide throughout the land.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve learned about the resources available in the different regions of BC. \u201cThe First Nations of BC are believed to have been the most active and expert traders of their time in North America.\u201d You can probably guess (without even reading the textbook) some of the resources that would be traded between these regions.<\/p>\n<p>ASSIGNMENT 6:\u00a0Research three of the following trade items and note:\u00a0<em>where did the resource originate and where did it end up? Why was the trade item in demand and what was it used for?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/obsid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/obsid.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/obsid-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/obsid-260x185.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/obsid-705x499.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/oolichan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/oolichan.jpg 882w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/oolichan-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/oolichan-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/oolichan-705x330.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/soapb-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1070 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/canoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/canoe.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/canoe-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/haida-blanket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/haida-blanket.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/haida-blanket-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cedar Canoes<\/li>\n<li>Cedar Baskets<\/li>\n<li>Oolichan Grease &amp; Grease Trails<\/li>\n<li>Salmon (Dried Salmon, Salmon Oil)<\/li>\n<li>Obsidian<\/li>\n<li>Agate<\/li>\n<li>Soapberry<\/li>\n<li>Hemp Dogbane<\/li>\n<li>Dentalium<\/li>\n<li>Copper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENT 7:\u00a0<\/strong>Traditional Education<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>\u201cThe transition from adolescence into adulthood was marked by special ceremonies and rights. An important step in the education of young people of most First Nations was the ____________\u201d (Pg 53) Explain in your own words.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What is the role of storytelling in First Nations education? Why was storytelling a good way to teach? (2 points) (Pg 54)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Why was it important not to just go out and hunt a whale? Show one way the spiritual beliefs of this First Nation were part of the practical need to build a whale spear (Pg 55).<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Explain the First Nations philosophy of education and its importance to the community (2-3 points) (Pgs 52-53)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>ASSIGNMENT 8:\u00a0POTLATCH<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umistapotlatch.ca\/enseignants-education\/cours_1_partie_6-lesson_1_part_6-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kwakwaka\u2019wakw Potlatch of the Northwest Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chief Robert Joseph - Part 1: Culture and Ancestry\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ge_pM9k1CPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/nalaatsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/12\/potlatch-hand-out.pdf\">Potlatch Hand-out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using the videos, links, and hand-out above, write a paragraph describing the purpose and function(s) of the Potlatch ceremony. 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