Monkey Beach research topic links to get you started
Geography of the area--
Kitamaat, Kitimat, Northern Coast of British Columbia, Monkey beach location Location, topography, climate, wildlife, sealife, economy (traditional and modern) other relevant information etc.
Northwest coast Indigenous harvesting from the ocean Traditional and Modern Harvesting from the ocean-(plants/animals/marine life) What did they harvest? When did they harvest? Why was this important? What methods did they use? How has this changed in modern times? What are some threats to the ocean population of food in modern times?
Northwest coast Indigenous harvesting from rivers Traditional and Modern Harvesting from the rivers -Oolichan harvest-What are oolichans, making grease (process) , catching/harvesting the fish, importance to first nations cultures, effects of resource industry on oolichan harvest (pollution, destruction of habitat etc) How has this changed in modern times? -Other fish/plants- What else did they harvest from the rivers? When was this done? What methods did they use? How has this changed in modern times?
Northwest coast traditional Indigenous harvesting from the land Traditional harvesting of foods (plants/animals) –what types of foods, when did they harvest, importance to people, methods of harvesting- How has this changed in modern times?
Northwest coast Indigenous harvesting of plants and their medicinal uses
What were the different types of plants used for medicine? What were they used for? How were they harvested? How were they made? How has this changed in modern times?
Northwest coast medicinal use of plants
Indigenous Medicinal uses of plants- What were the different types of plants used for medicine? What were they used for? How were they harvested? How were the medicines made? How has this changed in modern times?
What are they? Traditional stories? Background information? Cultural beliefs, areas where people believe they are located, other first nations names, other relevant information, where did the name come from?
American Indian Movement history
What was it? Who was involved? Why is it important? How did it become a movement? History of the movement? What was its purpose?
Eden Robinson (author)
Who is she? Where does she live? What is her background(birth, parents, siblings, interests, hobbies, etc) –tell us about her and her life What are her accomplishments?
Aboriginal veterans and racism
How many aboriginal veterans are there? Are they treated the same as non-aboriginal veterans? How many were involved in world war 1/world war 2? Other wars? Has this always been the case? (historically vs now) What types of racism did they face (problems) when they returned? What about now? What issues are there?
Residential schools (general)
What were they? What was their purpose? How many were there? Where were they? (maps) When did they start? When did they end? What happened at these schools? Why is it important to know about them?
Residential schools (effects)
Effects of residential school system on people now-What are the effects? (alcohol/drug/sexual/physical/mental abuse etc) How did residential school system lead to these problems? How many people are affected and in what ways? What is being done now to help people who went to residential school? What is being done to make up for the losses of culture/language for survivors and their families?
Indian act
What is the Indian Act? When did it come into affect? What does it do? What are some key things people should know about the Indian Act? How does the Indian act affect first nations, metis and Inuit peoples in Canada?
Issues/problems facing first nations/indigenous youth in Canada today
What are the big issues? What are the statistics? Why are these issues? What is being done about it? What needs to be done? How does this affect first nations youth? ·
o What is substance abuse? Why are some of the reasons why indigenous peoples abuse substances? What are the symptoms? What effects does this abuse have on people’s health and life? How do people get addicted? How do people get help?
Indigenous rights and title o What is it? How do they figure this out? What does it mean to have indigenous rights and title? How does indigenous rights and title affect First nations, Inuit and Metis people in Canada? What rights and responsibilities does this give them?
Anti-racism
What is it? What are important terms to know such as white privilege, white fragility? What are the zones of growth and learning?
Truth and reconciliation
What is it? What was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? How did it come about? What was its purpose? Who was involved? What were the results? What are the calls to action? How does this affect indigenous and non-indigenous peoples?
Adaawx/Oral Tradition
What are they? What is their purpose? Why are they important to first nations peoples? What are the protocols for sharing adaawx? Who owns an adaawx? Who can share it?
Contemporary issues facing indigenous peoples in Canada today
What are some of the main contemporary issues facing Indigenous Peoples in Canada today? Pick one issue and research what it is about, who it involves, why it is an issue, what is being done about and what should be done, as well as any other relevant facts people should know about the issue. Think about the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How questions.