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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES: Tod and the First Nations
ACTIVITY TWO: Fur Trade Role Play
Create a fur trade drama focusing on
- the journey down-river with the pelts to a Hudson's Bay Company
fort.
- the ceremony involved before trade.
- the actual bartering of furs for supplies.
Information about the First Nations and the fur trade is available
here.
Materials Needed
- Costumes—First Nations/European costumes.
- Ceremonial Gifts—such as cloth or imaginary tobacco.
- Ceremonial Peace Pipe (can be made of clay and wood).
- Items to trade—furs, axes, blankets, guns, etc. (can be imaginary or
mockups).
Instructions
Using the information found in this site or the books listed in the bibliography, create a short
story about the fur trade to act out in front of your classmates. Be sure to include the topics listed in the focus guide above.
Curriculum Objectives for Grade Five Social Studies
- This activity can complement a lesson unit dealing with the society and culture of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples.
- This activity can be used to aid children in communicating orally and through writing.
- Activities
such as this can be used to help students recognize how the cultural use of resources has contributed in the development of Canada.
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