ATV 1220 Final Essay Questions

Essay #1 (2000 words) will be

written in MLA or APA referencing format, double spaced & 12 point

font. Papers must provide evidence on how your piece provides a

perspective, and suggest ways in which your thoughts illuminate the

issue for others. Students to will be evaluated on research skills,

writing, accurate referencing and topic discussion and the same rubric

for Essay #1 will be utilized.

1. Treaties are relationship-building mechanisms that define the

relationship between First Nations and Canada. They also provide

historical, political, and cultural ways of understanding how different

parties viewed an emerging community. Examine one treaty made in

Canada’s history and what was expected, agreed upon, and what

ultimately happened in the evolution of the relationship between the

signatories. Explore how this treaty continues to influence Canada and

what our nation might look like if its fullest vision had been fulfilled. In

other words: how are Canadians “treaty people”?