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The Canadian Northern Project

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The question of Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago is both important and very current. A number of countries including Russia, the United States and Denmark are claiming part of the Arctic Archipelago as their own territory. The Canadian Northern Project explores this topic in a variety of ways. Target audience: Grades 9-12.

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Elements of The Canadian Northern Project are as follows:

  • A Graphic Novel that explains the scenario behind The Canadian Northern Project
  • A Teacher’s Guide that breaks down all of the elements of the project
  • 10 Challenges (Tasks and games students must complete before moving on in the project)
  • Four comprehensive Lesson Plans
  • Curriculum Links
  • Resources (Links to background sources for the major topics and issues)
  • Teacher and Student Wiki applications
  • News (Information reports on the issue of Arctic sovereignty) and
  • An Online Summit (Where students submit their white paper exploring solutions to the Arctic sovereignty question).

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Lesson 1 Multiculturalism and Canada’s North

Students will:

  • increase their knowledge of Canadian history and geography
  • analyze major issues involving the rights, responsibilities, roles, and status of individual citizens and groups in a local, national and global context
  • explain, analyze, and compare the effectiveness of various methods of influencing public policy
  • explore the concept of protecting Canadian identity and sovereignty
  • examine one or more aspects of multiculturalism in the Canadian context

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Lesson 2 Governance and Canada’s North

Students will:

  • Demonstrate understanding of Canada’s political, social and economic systems in a global context
  • Recognize the purpose of laws within the Canadian, and international, context
  • Demonstrate an understanding of an international issue affecting Canada
  • Recognize the achievements of Aboriginal organizations (e.g., Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) in gaining recognition of the rights of Aboriginal peoples in Canada
  • Recognize possible differences in perspectives on issues of significance to Canadians
  • Apply the concept of stewardship and sustainability to analyse a current national or international issue
  • Evaluate the role of government in maintaining sovereignty in the North, and identify possible courses of action necessary for achieving this outcome
  • Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of information
  • Evaluate the credibility of sources and information; and organize and record information gathered through research

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Lesson 3 Citizenship and Canada’s North

Students will:

  • Identify and explain the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens in a local, national and global context
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the need for democratic decision-making
  • Analyze a contemporary crisis or issue of international significance (e.g., Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic)
  • Recognize the difficulties in prioritizing global issues
  • Evaluate the impact of some technological developments on Canadians in different periods
  • Take age-appropriate actions to demonstrate their responsibilities as citizens

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Lesson 4 Diversity and Canada’s North

Students will:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the beliefs and values underlying democratic citizenship and explain how they guide citizens’ actions
  • Describe the diversity of beliefs and values of various individuals and groups in Canadian society
  • Analyze responses at the local, national, and international levels to civic issues that involve multiple perspectives and differing civic purposes
  • Compare the varied beliefs, values, and points of view of Canadian citizens on issues of public interest (e.g., freedom of information, censorship, health care funding, pollution, water quality, nuclear power, taxation, casinos, sovereignty in the North)
  • Analyze Canadian issues or events that involve contrasting opinions, perspectives, and civic purposes (e.g., Canada’s efforts to maintain sovereignty in the North)
  • Describe how their own and others’ beliefs and values can be connected to a sense of civic purpose and preferred types of participation (e.g., membership in political parties participation in protest movements; financial or volunteer support for educational or community service programs; support for religious or ethnic charitable organizations).

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