CANADIAN HISTORY 1201
(DRAFT)
Topic/Concept: Human Rights in Canadian History
Outcomes:
Curriculum Connections
5.5 Examine the economic, social and cultural trends in the 1960's (5.5)
6.1 Explore the economic, social and cultural restructuring of Canadian society (6.1)
6.4 Examine the goals of Canada's First Peoples and the strategies used to achieve them. (6.4)
Strategy
Adjust or Self-destruct p27 CCR First peoples
Common Threads p30 CCR First Peoples
No Entry p95 CCR Jewish immigration
Economic Justice p9 ERR Right to work
Grandmother and . . . p31 ERR Seniors and social services
Social Services . . . p34 ERR Who really benefits?
Health Care system p46 ERR Changes in health care
Economic development p105 ERR First nations
He Hired Me . . . p116 ERR Persons with disabilities
Striking a Balance p19 HRR Rights and responsibilities
Learning Roles p39 HRR Women and equality
A New Look p70 HRR Native history
Aboriginal Perspective p73 HRR First nations and federalism
Traditional Spiritualism p76 HRR Native spirituality
Social Assistance p91 HRR The right to social assistance
To Take Back . . . p124 HRR Discrimination and francophones
Implications for Teaching/Learning:
Human rights is a thread that runs throughout Canadian history though it has only been formally recognized in recent decades.
A recognition of the demands of Native peoples requires that both students and teachers divest themselves of their own stereotypes and recognize that a fresh approach is required.
Canadian history, as with the study of all history, involves the struggle of disadvantaged groups to achieve a position of equality.
Legend:
ERR The Road Untravelled: An Economic Rights Reader
CCR The Way We Are: A Cross Cultural Reader
HRR Freedom and Responsibility: A Human Rights Reader
SR Let's Stop Racism: A Teacher's Guide
GTGL Global Teacher, Global Learner