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Materials Related to British Columbia--Social life and customs

There are 2 titles in this list.

 

Journeys and Transformations: British Columbia Landscapes
by Virtual Museum of Canada
http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/journeys/english/teacher.html

Teacher's guide that presents background, teaching ideas, and activities about the physical environments of British Columbia, including its mountains, forests, waters, grasslands, and cities. For each environment, sub-topics focus on the geography, natural history, First Peoples lives, and historical development of British Columbia. Materials include artifacts and historical accounts of indigenous inhabitants. Focusing on the theme of transformation, this interactive site provides curriculum background on the interactions of the physical landscape, native and newcomer populations, and culture.

Grade Level: 6-8; 9-12 Curriculum: Science; History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Primary sources; Activities Language: English
Subjects: City and town life; Cultural geography; Immigrants; Land use; British Columbia--Social life and customs; Indians of North America; Environmental sciences; Environmental protection; Ecology; Canada--Social life and customs; Cultural relations; Intercultural communication
Geographic locations: Canada

Sponsoring Organization:
Virtual Museum of Canada
15 Eddy Street, 15-4-A
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada K1A OM5
(819) 994-1200
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/index-eng.jsp


The Kwakwaka'wakw: A Study of a North Pacific Coast People and the Potlatch
by National Museum of the American Indian
http://americanindian.si.edu/education/files/Kwak_Poster_TG.pdf

Teaching poster for grades 6-8 with accompanying lesson plans and activities that explore cultural traditions and values of the Kwakwaka'wakw people of British Columbia, Canada that express concepts of wealth and the importance of cultural continuity. Curriculum materials focus on this North Pacific Coast People's potlatch practice, its history, the values inherent in it, and the important role it plays in establishing and maintaining family connections to the past, to ancestors, and to the spirits of all living things. Poster meets national curriculum standards for Social Studies. (9 p. PDF)

Grade Level: 6-8 Curriculum: History and Social Studies; Art and Culture
Resource Type: Lesson plans; Activities; Posters Language: English
Subjects: Kwakwaka'wakw Indians; Indians of North America; Family--Folklore; Potlatch; History; British Columbia--Social life and customs; Community life
Geographic locations: Canada

Sponsoring Organization:
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC 20560
(202) 633-6996
http://www.nmai.si.edu/


 

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