The Battle for Aboriginal Treaty Rights For years, Aboriginal peoples have been negotiating with, agitating against, and challenging the federal government in efforts to resolve a multitude of land claims. Aboriginal culture is closely tied to the land, and these claims help First Nations continue to salvage their heritage and traditions. In these activities, students have the opportunity to write a handbook outlining how to prepare a peaceful protest or profiling a well-know protest, write monologues, comic strips, or rap songs to present opposing views of events at Ipperwash, create and vote in a class plebiscite on an issue of their choice, identifying characteristics of majority and minority interests, examine and debate the issue of Aboriginal fishing rights and set up a classroom court to find a resolution, and prepare a software presentation detailing the extent to which the Canadian government should be open to Aboriginal land claims.
