What specific rights are implied by the term aboriginal rights?
Have the students respond to the following viewpoint: • The contemporary economic, social, and political conditions experienced by First Nations peoples are the consequences of the policies implemented at the time of the National Policy. • Students could prepare essays or prepare oral presentations that support or refute the viewpoint. First Nations Unity Incorporating the C.E.L.s • Critical and Creative Thinking • Personal and Social Values and Skills • Independent Learning Concept Development Lesson for: Collective Rights, Assimilation, Culture, Domestic Policy, and National Policy. Have the students, assume the role of advisors to the Métis peoples. • Their task is to prepare a list of rights or needs that the Métis want addressed in negotiations with the Canadian government. • Students should use the information and arguments presented in the editorials developed in the previous activity to identify the concerns and needs of the Métis. • Students should also consider the aspects of
