Reflection:

When I was making this assignment, my goal was to share and show other people what I had learned and find a way to express the information that I had researched in an interesting and understanding way. My goal for this assignment was to find a way to communicate to my classmates, teachers and other members of the community that I understood my topic and that I was able to talk about it. While me and my partner were doing this project, I was InCharge of researching using the library’s search engine (Gale Engage, Topic Finder) as well as using other websites to find other information. I also worked on the script and made the script sound well. During the project, I unfortunately got sick and was unable to record with my partner. We decided to compromise by me doing as much as possible at home and working on the script while she records. During that time, I unfortunately did not have a phone and could not record from home. An obstacle was faced when I was absent from school, and I did not have a phone. I had to communicate through email to my partner and as well as my teachers. This made it very difficult to be able to work on the project with my partner. I would try to further develop my communication for my competency by putting my podcast on social media or a listening app. More about the project: In this project, we researched the indigenous ways of living and the impact of the government on the indigenous peoples. An example is that I learned that in many First Nations reserves in Canada today, they don’t have any source of clean water that is drinkable. This is a shockingly modern-day problem and all problems caused by climate change in Indigenous communities continue to happen today. I did not learn about climate change but after this research project I learned that every problem in this project has the same start, fossil fuels. My thinking changed with Indigenous practices. Before I didn’t know much about this topic but now, I have a newfound respect for Indigenous culture because of their morals and well perseverance and respect for the land. One thing that surprised me is that the government spends so much money towards clean drinking water but still, no results. This shows how little effort our government is doing for the indigenous peoples and how they do not have the basic needs of living.

 

 

Citations:

What Indigenous Communities Are Teaching The Rest of Us About Climate Change (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/what-indigenous-communities-are-teaching-the-rest-of-us-about-climate-change/)
 (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/what-indigenous-communities-are-teaching-the-rest-of-us-about-climate-change/)
What Indigenous Communities Are Teaching The Rest of Us About Climate Change (https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/what-indigenous-communities-are-teaching-the-rest-of-us-about-climate-change/)
To learn more about climate change and how to adapt, just ask the locals! As the world figures out how to live with a rapidly changing climate, traditional knowledge from indigenous cultures could help us understand just how things are transforming. Our partners at Hot Mess describe how their generations of knowledge are being seen … Continue reading
What Indigenous Communities Are Teaching The Rest of Us About Climate Change
(https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/what-indigenous-communities-are-teaching-the-rest-of-us-about-climate-change/)