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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies

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NAC1O Expressions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures Open
NBV3E World Views and Aspirations of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Communities in Canada Workplace

 

NAC1O – Expressions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures:  This course explores various arts disciplines (dance, drama, installation and performance art, media arts, music, storytelling, utilitarian or functional art, visual arts), giving students the opportunity to create, modify, present, and analyse art works, including integrated art works/productions that explore or reflect First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and cultures. Students will examine the interconnected relationships between art forms and individual and cultural identities, histories, values, protocols, and ways of knowing and being. They will demonstrate innovation as they learn and apply art-related concepts, methods, and conventions, and acquire skills that are transferable beyond the classroom. Students will use the creative process and responsible practices to explore solutions to creative arts challenges.

NBV3E -World Views and Aspirations of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Communities in Canada:  This course explores the diverse knowledge, world views, and aspirations that shape the actions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities in Canada. Students will examine issues of identity facing individuals and communities with respect to changing relationships with the land, nature, one another, and Canada. Students will explore their own world and others’ world views, and the factors that shape world views over time, to develop an understanding of how traditional and contemporary beliefs and values influence the aspirations and practices of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. Students are given the opportunity to develop further understanding about the impacts of colonization and how reconciling diverse knowledge, world views, and aspirations contributes to a call for societal understanding.
Prerequisite: Grade 10 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada, Open, or CHC2L/2P/2D