Grade 6: Indigenous Community Poster Project (Due: Monday, April 3rd)

Students are learning about various Indigenous communities in Canada. Each group will be creating a detailed tri-fold poster about their assigned Indigenous community.

Canada A Country by Consent: Native Peoples: Introduction

Task: Dr. Mitzmacher has recently become interested in learning more about the history of various Indigenous communities in Canada. He has selected your grade specifically to become subject experts on a community. Students will work in small groups with their peers to complete this task and prepare an engaging presentation. 

Communities:

  • Blackfoot
  • Inuit
  • Haida
  • Iroquois

Project requirements: 

  • Students will create a tri-fold poster to showcase the relevant information about their Indigenous community 
  • Be sure to include all of the necessary information from your graphic organizer
    • Regional area, languages/dialects, social organization, living conditions, ceremonies and spiritual beliefs, art, music, dance, oral history, trade/conflicts, interesting facts
  • Ensure that your research is coming from a reputable source (No Wikipedia)

Groups: 

Group 1: Rachel, Zohar, Matthew (Inuit)

Group 2: Ariel, Hanna, Ben, Micah (Iroquois) 

Group 3: Raz, Lila, Noa Tili, Emma (Blackfoot)

Group 4: Jeremy, Tehila, Noa (Haida)

 

Due Dates:

Project assigned- Tuesday, March 14th

Group check-in #1- Monday, March 20th

Graphic organizer completed- Wednesday, March 22nd 

Group check-in #2-Friday, March 24th 

Visual completed- Friday, March 31st 

Presentations begin- Monday, April 3rd

Click here to view the assignment instructions, graphic organizer, and rubric

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