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This video highlights key ideas in the unit, including: theatre is collaborative and drama is a method to convey a message.

This video emphasizes the contributions students can make to developing the assessments used in a unit.

This video points out how the big ideas of the unit focus on music as a way to convey culture and place.

This video highlights the types of assessment that are part of this unit, such as: journaling, checklists and various types of rubrics.

Concepts such as how this unit allows students to bond over self-reflection and celebrate their differences are highlighted in this video.

This video describes the themes of the unit, including: artists take risks and using portraits to reveal elements of personality.

This video discusses how the unit incorporates all four strands of Arts Education - dance, drama, music and visual art.

This video explores how a unit can evolve and change as it is being taught.

This video discusses the value of a portfolio as an assessment tool and as a record of student progress.

The Canadian government devised a plan to relocate families to ensure Canadian sovereignty of the Arctic. The families were told game was plentiful, communities would be in one place and they could leave after two years. When Martha was five years old, her family was enticed to leave their Inuit ...

This video explains how Canadian law recognizes treaties as solemn, sacred agreements that create legally enforceable obligations on behalf of First Nations and the Crown.

This video looks at the arrival of the Europeans, First Nations teaching the newcomers survival skills, treaty negotiations and more.

This video discusses the need to equip Aboriginal people with the tools for employment.

This video looks at the key teachings from Elders: respect, kindness, love, forgiveness, integrity and patience. It also discusses the Circle of Life.

This video comments on two historic events that occurred on May 29, 2006 in the Saskatchewan legislature: the 100th anniversary of the first sitting and the first recognition of treaties and treaty relationships.