Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30
Investigate the history of Indigenous agriculture.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Examine the importance of the relationship First Nations and Métis peoples have with the land. |
| (b) | Discuss Indigenous perspectives on agriculture and their connections to the land with an Elder or Knowledge Keeper. |
| (c) | Investigate the impact of settlers on Indigenous agricultural practices. |
| (d) | Discuss the agriculture clauses found in the numbered treaties from 1871-1921. |
| (e) | Explore the difficulties Indigenous farmers experienced through the creation of the Indian Act of 1876. (e.g., the pass and permit system from the late 1800s up to and including 1951). |
| (f) | Research the significance of traditional farming methods (e.g., Three Sisters crop model and planting a fish with corn seed) developed by First Nations and Métis communities. |
| (g) | Investigate the importance of the role of bison for First Nations and Métis peoples. |
| (h) | Explore the impact the mass elimination of bison had on Indigenous communities. |
| (i) | Describe the inclusion of agriculture (e.g., livestock and farming implements) in the numbered treaties. |
| (j) | Discuss the importance to the First Nations peoples of agriculture being included in the numbered treaties. |
| (k) | Explain the role of livestock (e.g., oxen, horses and cattle) in early Indigenous farming practices. |
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