Extension Activity: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Associated First Peoples

This activity proposes a way to research events and locations in Kanien'ké:ha territory but also includes a chance to discover other individual Haudenosaunee (and non-Haudenosaunee) groups and their roles throughout the area's history.  It asks students to work from a small reference on a very large timeline-styled poster by Ray Fadden, to choose a group or location, and to research it further.  Many of the references in this image will challenge students and force them to find and question sources, examine written and oral histories, and possibly even contact present-day members of these nations to discover more information.

Indigenous connections to a local village: Abenaki example

This is a local-history sample activity that starts with a few maps of W8banaki territory, then asks students to research, both in terms of what happened to Indigenous groups in the area and the history of a target village.  

Students respond to sample Guiding Question suggestions:
- How did the arrival of Europeans affect the W8banaki peoples?
- How were they involved in the history of Québec and/or the history of your local region? 

Please take a look at the two maps and the process suggestions here.