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E. CANADA, 1982 TO THE PRESENT OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
E1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: describe some key social, economic, and political events, trends, and developments in Canada from 1982 to the present, and assess their impact on the lives of different people in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective)
E2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: describe some significant issues and/or developments that have affected interactions between different communities in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, and between Canada and the United States, from 1982 to the present, and explain some changes that have resulted from these issues/developments (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change)
E3. Identity, Citizenship, and Heritage: describe how some individuals, groups, and events, both national and international, have contributed to the development of identities, citizenship, and/or heritage in Canada from 1982 to the present (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Cause and Consequence)
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
E1. Social, Economic, and Political Context
FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
E1.1 describe some key social trends and/or developments in Canada since 1982 (e.g., changes in families, such as higher divorce rates, lower birth rates, same-sex marriage; changes in immigration; an increasingly multicultural and pluricultural society; continuing movement from rural to urban areas; the rates of suicide within First Nations
and Inuit communities; the growth of urban Inuit populations in Canada’s South; the cultural appro- priation of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit art, clothing, and ceremonies; the growth of social advocacy groups, including environmental and human rights groups), and assess their significance for the lives of different people in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities
Sample questions: “What impact has the decline in the birth rate in this period had on Canadian society? What impact is it likely to have on Canadians in the future?” “Why has there been increasing movement of Indigenous people to urban areas? How effectively have governments
responded to the needs of urban Indigenous peoples?” “What impact have Hollywood portrayals of Indigenous individuals and communities during this period had on Canadians’ understanding of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures?”
E1.2 identify some major developments in science and/or technology since 1982 (e.g., personal computers, the Internet, cellphones, electric
and hybrid cars, recycling technologies, cloning, genetically modified foods, new fossil fuel extraction technologies, developments in alternative energy, artificial hearts), and assess their impact on the lives of different people in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit individuals and communities
Sample questions: “Which scientific or techno- logical development during this period do you think has had the greatest impact on the lives of Canadians? Why?” “How has the development of social media affected the lives of different people in Canada? What are some of the issues related to the use of social media?” “What impact has the evolution of digital music had on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit music?” “How has the evolution of mapping technologies affected First Nations and Inuit communities in northern Canada?”
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