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Lesson 1 - Objectives

Knowledge

• Become familiar with the various archaeological sites in Alberta that reflect the history of Aboriginal Peoples
• Identify a various methods of recording history
• Recognize the importance of oral history
• Identify how contact with Europeans affected the types of pictographs and petroglyphs that were being recorded by Aboriginal Peoples

Skills

• Identify and label archaeological sites
• Define petroglyph and pictograph
• Recognize the significance of petroglyphs and pictographs to the history of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta
• Research the significance of sites such as Writing-On-Stone, Sundial Hill, and Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Attitude

• Develop a positive awareness of the rich history of Aboriginal Peoples
• Appreciate the ways in which Aboriginal People recorded their history

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