People of BC

Early People of British Columbia

For this assignment you may work in pairs.

You are to create a research paper/powerpoint/prezi/video on either one individual or one individual groups of early British Columbians.  It must be someone or a group of people that influenced or lived in BC.

eg. Chinese
First Nations groups
People of African decent
Indian (India)
Kanaka (Hawaii)
Jewish
others

For your project include:

Who are they?
Where did they come from?
How did they get here?
What brought them to B.C. (push and pull factors)
Where did they settle in B.C. (Community, what was it like?)
What was there life in B.C. like?
What were the long term contributions to B.C.

Include pictures, clear write-up.

Out of 40 marks

DUE FRIDAY

Political Parties

Today we are looking at political parties.  Since you will be old enough to vote in the next election, it may be useful to know a little about the options. 

Provincial  

For each of the main political parties answer the following questions.  Here are some links to help

BC Liberals
BC NDP
BC Green
BC Conservatives

1. What is the party name?
2. Who is the leader right now?
3. Describe their 'platform', what they plan to do, what their views are.  It may help to think of the following:
Heathcare
education
taxes
the environment
social services (welfare etc)
balancing the budget
4. Where on the political spectrum is the party

Federal 

Conservatives
Liberals
NDP
Green


Same as with Provincial  

1. What is the party name?
2. Who is the leader right now?
3. Describe their 'platform', what they plan to do, what their views are.  It may help to think of the following:
Military
Heathcare
education
taxes
the environment
social services (welfare etc)
balancing the budget
4. Where on the political spectrum is the party

Fri April 13

Today you will be looking at Aboriginal Title and Land claims in Canada.

Please go to this LINK and answer the following questions in complete sentences. The website is divided into sections so you can skip to the section you need for each question. When you finish, please e-mail me your answers at teachersouthwell@gmail.com

1. What is a land claim?

2. Briefly explain what 'Treaty rights" and "Aboriginal rights" are.


3. What rights and laws did the Constitution Act (1982) put in place?

4. Summarize the main points of the agreement James Bay Cree, Inuit and Quebec. (On a side note, Attawapiskat is also on James bay but in Ontario)

5. In the court case Delgamuukw V. B.C., how did the court decide that Aboriginal title (ownership) differ from Ordinary land ownership? (Point form in fine)

6. Explain if you think the Nisga'a treaty was a good idea? For who? Why?,

Thursday

Today we are going to look at the proposed Enbridge pipline and how it relates to economics and how it ties into First Nations Land Claims. 

First please use this link for question 1. link

1. Briefly outline some of the major concerns and benefits of the pipeline.

2. What are the Alberta oil sands?

next look at this link showing existing and proposed pipelines. It also shows the Keystone pipeline which is a very controversial proposal in the U.S. link

3. Is there anything that you find surprising or interesting about this map.

4. Given the number of (these very expensive) pipelines that go into and out of the oil sands, what does that tell you about the economic incentives for removing oil (non-renewable)?
5. Now that you have more information, what is your opinion on the pipeline. Should it be built and why? Should we not build it, why? (Paragraph)

Please print or email your work to teachersouthwell@gmail.com



Have a great day!!!.

Wed Dec 14

Today we are going to look at women's rights in Canada.

1. What was the suffrage movement?
2. Who were the 'Famous Five' Canadian women?
3. What were the challenges they faced in getting the right to vote and be 'people'?
4. When were women given the right to vote in Federal and Provincial elections in Canada?
5. How does Canada compare to (5) other countries in allowing women to vote.
6. How are equal rights today? Are men and women equal today? In what areas are they, in what areas are they not?

7. (opinion question)What, if anything, should be done to create more gender equality in Canadian society?

Wed April 11

Good afternoon

Please go to the following link and quickly read through what happened to the Buffalo/Bison in the Untied States. This mirrored what happened in Canada.

LINK
Next, please go to the bottom of the article, (section 15) and pick ONE of the links. They are similar in some ways to what happened in the US and Canada but are modern day examples. You are to then summarize in your own words what happened, why and the outcome in a couple of paragraphs.

Please e-mail me your work at teachersouthwell@gmail.com

Have a great day!!

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