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Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Identities, Kinship and Representation

Who First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples are and the words that name them accurately, how kinship and relationships with land and water shape identity in their writing, and how to take apart a stereotype and recognize the texts that replace it with something truer.

  • 57 practice questions
  • 51 flashcards
  • 1 interactive lesson
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Lessons

  1. 1Starting an Inquiry: Self-Location, Questions and Ways of KnowingHow to begin a course inquiry honestly: locating yourself in relation to the people and places you will study, turning a topic into open questions worth investigating, using Two-Eyed Seeing and relational knowledge to plan your sources, and building an inquiry plan you can follow.10 questions
  2. 2Three Distinct Peoples and the Words That Name ThemFirst Nations, Métis and Inuit as three distinct peoples with their own histories, languages and governments; the diversity inside each; and the terminology — Indigenous, Aboriginal, Inuk, status and non-status — that an accurate reader and writer needs.Interactive10 questions
  3. 3Kinship, Land and IdentityHow family, kinship and relationships with land and water work as sources of identity in texts by First Nations, Métis and Inuit writers, and how to read memoir and personal essay closely for those themes without generalizing from one life to a whole people.8 questions
  4. 4Deconstructing Stereotypes and RepresentationThe explore, deconstruct and reconstruct approach; common stereotypes such as the 'vanishing' and romanticized images and sports mascots; and how historical period, cultural background and politics shape every representation — along with texts that answer back.9 questions
  5. 5Appropriation, Appreciation and Cultural ProtocolsThe difference between taking from a culture and learning from it: headdresses and fashion, 'Indigenous-inspired' design, who owns stories, songs and images, how Indigenous intellectual property differs from Canadian copyright, and the questions that guide respectful engagement.10 questions
  6. 6Identity TodayThe complexity of contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit identity: urban communities, language revitalization, Two-Spirit identities, reclaiming identity after displacement such as the Sixties Scoop, and the texts that reconstruct more accurate representations.10 questions