Indigenous Perspectives and the Land · First Peoples & Environment
The Significance of the Turtle
Learning about the concept of Turtle Island and the creation stories shared by many Indigenous nations in North America.
Key Questions
- 1What is Turtle Island?
- 2Why is the turtle important in many Indigenous stories?
- 3How do different cultures explain how the world began?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Heritage and Identity: Our Families and Stories - Grade 1
Grade: Grade 1
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Indigenous Perspectives and the Land
Period: First Peoples & Environment
Suggested Methodologies
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