WORLDVIEW FIRST NATIONS AND WESTERN WORLDVIEWS WHAT DO

BELIEFS AND VALUES • Survival Simulation • Discussion Questions • Explain decision • What

WHAT ARE BELIEFS? • They are the ideas you have a commitment to and

WHAT ARE VALUES? • Your values are things that you believe are important in

PERSONAL VALUES • make a list of the following values • cleanliness, responsibility, punctuality,

FAMILY VALUES • re-rank the values based on what you think your parents would

SOCIETAL VALUES • Values that are accepted by a society, forming the basis of

WHAT IS WORLDVIEW? • A complete view or philosophy of life, the world and

FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL WORLDVIEWS • The concept of a circle is a fundamental shared

COMPONENTS OF FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL WORLDVIEWS • • Spirituality Values Knowledge Culture • •

BRITISH (WESTERN) WORLDVIEWS • Spirituality • Political Beliefs • Economic Beliefs

FIRST NATIONS WORLDVIEW VS. BRITISH WORLDVIEW • In your groups, solve the world view

• Think about what your values and beliefs are and where you learned

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WORLDVIEW FIRST NATIONS AND WESTERN WORLDVIEWS

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

BELIEFS AND VALUES • Survival Simulation • Discussion Questions • Explain decision • What influenced your decision? • Did they stick to their original ideas or did they change their minds based on what others said? • Did everyone agree on what to take or was there disagreement?

WHAT ARE BELIEFS? • They are the ideas you have a commitment to and support • They are the views and opinions that you have collected that represent you. • Where do our beliefs come from? • What is the difference between fact and opinion?

WHAT ARE VALUES? • Your values are things that you believe are important in the way you live and work. • Values are deeply held beliefs about what is right, good and appropriate. • They are deep-seated and remain constant over time. • Where do we learn our values from? • What are some of your values?

PERSONAL VALUES • make a list of the following values • cleanliness, responsibility, punctuality, fairness, and courtesy • rank order the importance of these values to them personally • turn to a partner and compare notes • Why do people have different personal values? • Why do values change from time to time?

FAMILY VALUES • re-rank the values based on what you think your parents would choose • How do these values systems differ from yours? • As a family what values are important? • What values are not important? • What happens when a family does not share the same values?

SOCIETAL VALUES • Values that are accepted by a society, forming the basis of its cultural traditions, structures, practices, and laws • help to maintain the kind of society in which people want to live • in history every community has developed its own value systems • What happens when different societies meet?

WHAT IS WORLDVIEW? • A complete view or philosophy of life, the world and the universe. • The way a group perceives or understands the world.

FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL WORLDVIEWS • The concept of a circle is a fundamental shared view for all First Nations People. • It represents the life cycle and unity between creation and the Creator

COMPONENTS OF FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL WORLDVIEWS • • Spirituality Values Knowledge Culture • • Oral Traditions Language Governance Natural World

BRITISH (WESTERN) WORLDVIEWS • Spirituality • Political Beliefs • Economic Beliefs

FIRST NATIONS WORLDVIEW VS. BRITISH WORLDVIEW • In your groups, solve the world view puzzle. Read the puzzle pieces and match them up under the appropriate column. • Once finished discuss as a class (you will receive a completed puzzle to put in your binder) • Answer the questions on worldview provided in your unit one package

• Think about what your values and beliefs are and where you learned them from • Narrow it down and focus on the custom and routines of the following four elements • • Economy (survival) Social structure (family, spiritual) Government (power and authority) Education • Take the ideas you have just brainstormed and fill them in on the sheet provided • We will be sharing our worldviews in a talking circle.