PA+8.2

=Power and Authority= ====**Outcome PA 8.2 - Examine the role of power and authority in the application of diverse decision-making processes in a variety of contexts. **==== ====The Big Idea: How is decision making process different between governance in mainstream Canada different (e.g. provincial) than First Nation governance? How are decisions made in Canadian government? How are decisions made in First Nations’ governance? How are they similar? How are they different?====

a. Contribute to classroom decision making by using the majority-rule model and the consensus model.
__**Ideas for the Classroom: **__ Can do PA 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 together __**Resource s:**__

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__**Ideas for the Classroom:**__ Set up a role play situation where a majority rule situation occurs.

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c. Investigate and describe the consensus decision-making model employed in traditional Aboriginal communities or jurisdictions.
__**Ideas for the Classroom:**__ Discuss how decisions are made ... at home ... at school ... with SRC ... with SCC. Discuss the current event story of the Chilean miners and their system of governance – Who becomes a leader? Why? How?

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PLEA resources –

Our Country, Our Parliament www.parl.gc.ca

Role of the Sentencing Circle [] []

d. Describe traditional First Nations, Inuit, and Métis models of governance and selection of leaders.
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e. Compare the structure of leadership and decision-making process in an Aboriginal community to that of the parliamentary system in Canada.
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Some Ideas: for your classroom: //1. Use a Frayer Model for terms, definitions and recording information. // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">2. RAN Charts (reading and analyzing non-fiction) as an alterative organizer to the KWLS. // //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt;">3. Venn Diagrams are very useful for comparing and contrasting information. //