World 5
Contents
Unskat: What is it?
Country name: Unskat (means One)
History
History (Chris)
Tionantati people lived there
French Settlers came to Huron area of Canada in early 1600s for the fur trade
In exchange, the settlers would give them weapons
For those settlers who stayed back after the fur trade, in order to stay with the community, they had to learn/adopt their ways of life and contribute to the community in an active manner
Coexistence ensued, ppl in France heard about this new nation that was forming and then some decided to come and learn too
Language
French and Indigenous Languages mix (Vittoria & Amanda & Dilpreet)
In the wikimedia page, combine certain Indigenous & French words together and use them from time to time within the writing
Links to those words
Language Name of combo
Francais + Huron = ____
Some words can stay Indigenous bc it is still the main language
French didn’t overrun the area
Culture
Days Devoted to Traditional Events
Specific day for traditional stuff (Vittoria)
To keep Indigenous beliefs/traditions alive
Cultural songs, dances, stories, celebrations
“Holidays”
“Confederation” when the french and huron officially united as one and became Unskat Day (Le Jour d’Unskat)
Fashion
Fashion (Dilpreet)
How do they dress at school?
Uniforms
How the french influenced that
School System
Structure
Would there be a school system? (Amanda)
The french-influenced in structure in some ways, but content is heavily based on IK systems
Story of the Bean
Why it’s important to incorporate IK systems into the school system
Dates & Times
When is school? (Vittoria)
Less days
Change it from Monday to Friday to something different
Names of the days of the week & months & times of the year
School in the summer and the winter off or vice versa
Not in the fall bc harvest
Curriculum & Education Pedagogy
Language Classes
“French class” would be learning both languages (Vittoria, Amanda & Dilpreet) French less important than Indigenous
French only at one time of the day like now
Celebrating Culture at School
How culture is celebrated at school (Dilpreet)
Diversity and inclusion & celebrating that
How they incorporate both
Extra Language Classes for Learning French
Extra language classes (Dilpreet)
Extra classes on certain days of the week
Health, Nutrition, & Learning Outdoors
Outdoor education (Christine)
Combining health, nutrition & outdoor education
Growing of the crops
Math, Geography, & Science
(Amanda)
Basic skills
Counting, money
Blanket making
How it relates to math
Link video to the wikimedia page
Biology, Astronomy, & Farming
Science & astronomy (Dilpreet)
Story of the Bean & crop growing
Technology
Learning wouldn’t be fully internet/computer-based
Internet & modern tech still exist, but less emphasis and attention devoted to it
Still Importing and exporting between diff countries/tribes
But not as large of a scale per say
Focus on doing stuff practically that is relevant to their community
Hands on
Discussions
Oral traditions
Important Links
Dictionary page w all the combo words on it
Ex/ One: Un + Skat = Unskat Ex/Deux + Tindee = Tindeux
References
Group Members
- Christopher Jean
- Dilpreet Jass
- Vittoria Pileggi
- Amanda Guerrieri
- Christine Salib
