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FOR GRADE 4 TO GRADE 6 STUDENTS

Culture Contact: The Wendat-French Experience

Enrich your student’s understanding of culture contact between the Wendat and French Europeans in the 1600s with a hands-on program designed to illuminate the shared experience of these two peoples.  

 Immerse your students in the challenging questions and conflicts resulting from contact. Participate in various activities including snowshoeing and snowsnake (Jan – Feb) or a choice of small group activities including lacrosse, native games, and use of plants workshop (May – June, September – November). The program will involve students in a traditional storytelling lesson. 

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PROGRAM DETAILS

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10am - 2:30pm

Hours

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60

Students

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All Year

Dates

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CRAFTS

To take home

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$12

Per student

Note: $7.00 fee for students outside of the County

Curriculum Expectations
  • Compare aspects of the daily lives of different groups in an early society and explain how differences were related to the social organization of that society. 
  • Describe some of the positive and negative consequences of contact between First Nations and Europeans in New France and analyze their significance. 
  • Describe interactions between communities in Canada between newcomers and groups that were already in the country.