Investigates First Nations and French place names in Canadian provinces and cities and their linguistic derivations:

Canada (kanata, Huron for village),

Saskatchewan (kisiskatchewan sipi, Cree for swift-flowing river),

Saskatoon (mis-sask-qua-too-min, Cree for purple berry),

Ile-à-la-Crosse, SK (French for Lacrosse island),

Fort à la Corne, SK (for Louis Chapt, Chevalier de la Corne, brother-in law to the La Vérendrye brothers and founder of the fort),

Qu'Appelle/Katepwa (qui appelle, French for who calls, as in the Cree legend, or kâ têpwêt for river that calls),

Winnipeg, MB (win-nipi, Cree for muddy water),

Québec, QC (kebec, Algonquin for narrow passage or strait),

Gaspé, QC (Mi'kmaq for end or extremity of territory),

Rimouski, QC, (Mi'kmaq or Maliseet for land of moose),

Chicoutimi, QC, (shkoutimeo, Montagnais for the end of deep waters),

Rivière du Loup, QC (Wolf River, named in French for the Mahingan Wolf Nation),

Hochelaga (Iroquois for big rapids or beaver dam, original name of Montreal), or

Montréal, QC (French for Mount Royal).

Examines cultural influences in Francophone regions (la francophonie) bordering the Atlantic coasts (e.g., St. Pierre et Miquelon, Sénégal, Belgium (la Belgique), Algeria (l'Algérie), Morocco (le Maroc), Democratic Republic of Congo (la République démocratique du Congo), New Brunswick (le Nouveau-Brunswick), Nova Scotia (la Nouvelle Écosse), Quebec (le Québec), Louisiana (la Louisiane), Guadeloupe (la Guadeloupe), Martinique (la Martinique), St. Martin (l'île St. Martin), Haiti (la République de Haïti), French Guiana (la Guyane française)).

Examines examples of conflict resolution in Francophone, First Nations or Métis cultures (e.g., as described by Alexander Mackenzie regarding conflict resolution games, or by Isidore Campbell, English River Reserve who described the case of the Dene or the Cree resolving a conflict by playing lacrosse to resolve hostilities between groups).

Shares information about Francophone cultures in French (e.g., lifestyles, sports, food, entertainment, relationships, travel, and media).

Integrates knowledge of Francophone cultures for the production of cultural activities in French (e.g., games, singing, food preparation, or skits).

Self-evaluates participation in cultural activities on a rating scale or rubric.