Category: Grade 9

Assignment 6.pptx

My first two months of high school could not have gone any better! My expectations were relatively low before starting high school. But as I got used to high school, I exceeded my expectations by making new friends, getting good grades, and so on. Be yourself, is some advice I could give to students from my former middle school. Don’t change your personality to please someone; high school is very rushed, so stay on top of your work; begin preparing for college or university when you begin high school; you need to learn how to stay organized and take notes so that you’re ready for college or university, whether you go or not.

Assignment 3.pptx (sharepoint.com)

What is orange shirt day and why is it important?
The goal of Orange Shirt Day is to raise awareness about Canada’s residential schools. This is critical because we must remember and honor the suffering and losses of the First Nations people.

“Every Child Matters Shirt.” Orange Shirt Day, 30 September 2022, WELCOME (orangeshirtday.org). Accessed 13 October 2022.

 

Summarize in your own words Canada’s progress in addressing the 94 calls to action.
Canada has fulfilled all 94 calls to action!

Jorge Barrera, Teghan Beaudette, Chantelle Bellrichard, Alex Brockman, Meagan Deuling, Kelly Malone, Nic Meloney, Brandi Morin, Lenard

Monkman, Kieran Oudshoorn, Jason Warick, Bridget Yard. “Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.” Beyond 94, CBC news, 19 March 2018,

Beyond 94 | CBC News. Accessed 13 October 2022.

 

National Truth and Reconciliation Day in B.C.

Why and when was a National Truth and Reconciliation Day established?
The TRC’s (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada) final report and recommendations were presented in 2015, and one of the recommendations was for the federal government to establish a statutory holiday called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in honor of residential school survivors, their families, and communities, as well as to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains an important part of the reconciliation process. National Truth and Reconciliation Day was declared on September 30 as of June 2021.

British Columbia, Indigenous People, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. August 11, 2022, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation –

Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca). Accessed 13 October 2022.

 

What is Call to Action #63 iii? How does this assignment help you build “your capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect.”
We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including:
i. Developing and implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve curriculum and learning resources on Aboriginal peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of residential schools.
ii. Sharing information and best practices on teaching curriculum related to residential schools and Aboriginal history.
iii. Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.
iv. Identifying teacher-training needs relating to the above.
This assignment makes me more sympathetic to what indigenous people went through while they attended residential schools and how they were deprived of their culture, which contributes to my growth in multicultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.

Calls to Action, Truth and Reconciliation Commision in Canada, 2015, calls_to_action_english2.pdf (gov.bc.ca).

 

What is one thing you learned about the Kwikwetlem Nation and our shared land? (For example, how was the name derived? How far does the territory extend? Explain a little about their past, present, and future).
They mostly speak the Salishan dialect hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, which is spoken in the Downriver region. Kwikwetlem means “Redfish up the river.”

“The story of Kwikwetlem.” YouTube, uploaded by Kwikwetlem First Nation, 4 October 2021, (49) The Story of Kwikwetlem – YouTube. Accessed 13 October 2022.

 

setɬamékmən (IR #2) by Kwikwetlem First Nation (soundcloud.com)
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm m̀əlstéyəx (community members) by Kwikwetlem First Nation (soundcloud.com)

What did you learn about the Kwikwetlem Nation’s language hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓?
The Kwikwm people speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, a subdialect of the larger language Halkomelem, which is part of the Coast Salish or Salish family of languages. hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ was a language spoken by many First Nations people in the Lower Mainland, from the Fraser River delta to the Stave River region. It is currently considered a critically endangered BC First Nation language, with fewer than 100 fluent speakers remaining.

“kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem).” Soundcloud, uploaded by Kwikwetlem First Nation, 3 June 2021,  kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) by Kwikwetlem First Nation (soundcloud.com). Accessed 13 October 2022.

“səmiq̓ʷəʔelə (Riverview).” Soundcloud, uploaded by Kwikwetlem First Nation, 3 June 2021, səmiq̓ʷəʔelə (Riverview) by Kwikwetlem First Nation (soundcloud.com). Accessed 13 October 2022.