Indigenous People and the Mediaenvironmental health and environmental racism is Canada

Learning Goals You will be asked to examine and think

about environmental health and environmental racism is Canada.

You will be asked to answer the question; How is environmental health and environmental racism in Canada an example of present day ‘dependency theory’ being practiced upon Indigenous People in Canada by the dominant Canadian economic society?

Learning Criteria By the end of class you should be able to;

Define ‘Dependency Theory’.

Explain how dependency theory applies to the relationship that the dominant Canadian culture has upon Indigenous people in Canada.

Define environmental racism and give examples of its presences in Canada

Define environmental Health.

Explain how environmental racism is effecting the environmental health of Indigenous communities in Canada.

Dependency Theory http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN6LlMY2ApQ

This is being explained on a global level. However you will need to link this back to Canada’s relationship with Indigenous people and land in Canada.

First Instruction; Please read the first page of the

handout!

Crude Sacrifice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTY18

-P-j5s Please take out paper and a pan and

take notes as you are watching this clip. This is very important.

Please Follow the Instructions on the Handout in your Groups

1. Please in groups read the entire hand out.2. Please do not ask the teacher any questions!3. Please work together.4. Please keep in mind all of the success

criteria5. Please stop by 2:10pm to debrief with

Ms.Poell

6. Thank You and Good Luck

Thank you and Happy Paper Writing Please follow all of the guidelines given

on the handout