Gallery 7 - Teacher's Corner
First Nations in B.C.
This gallery presents images of historical First Nations life including clothing, housing, food gathering and preparation. It contains video clips of historical films of First Nations people from the BC Archives’ collections.
Classroom Activities
- Choose one of Harlan Smith's moving image clips. Research and
explain:
a) What is ocurring in the clip
b) Why this activity was important to the First Nations way of life.
Focus on Skills: - Debate the positive and negative features of contact between the First Nations and European people. Focus on Skills:
- On a map of British Columbia, indicate the general regions in which each of the major groups of First Nations lived. Where possible also indicate the language spoken by each group, and their main sources of food. Focus on Skills:
- Select and summarize information from primary and secondary print and non-print sources, including electronic sources
- Defend a position on a controversial issue after considering a variety of perspectives.
- construct, interpret, and use graphs, tables, grids, scales, legends, contours and various types of maps.
Additional Material at the British Columbia Archives
Use the BC Archives Website Search Gateway to discover other material and records related to concepts and content presented in this gallery.
- Select any of the Predefined Searches below:
| First Nations | Fur Trade | Department of Indian Affairs | Treaty |
- Search on Your Own Criteria
- Additional Resources:
Young, Terry Ann. Researching the History of Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia, A Guide to Resources at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service and B.C. Lands: Victoria, B.C. : Queen's Printer, 1995
Applicability to the Educational Curriculum
Relevant Learning Outcomes - Society and Culture
- Demonstrate understanding of the ways in which Aboriginal peoples interact with their environment.
- Describe daily life in Aboriginal communities
- Analyze the relationship between Aboriginal people and Europeans and explain the role of each in the development of Canada.
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