Experiences creating this assignment: My experiences creating this assignment were overall very positive. Me and my partner were able to collaborate very well with each other and we used our communication skills to develop lots of ideas. We talked to each other about changes we would make before editing the video or script. We split up the writing and editing portions, and made worked hard to make sure everything was done on time. The group aspect of the project was overall very positive however the research part was of course saddening. It’s always hard to learn about these things, but it’s important that everyone does so we can move forward in society, as everyone needs their chance to share their story.

path in researching this topic: Me and Meha decided to use the resources that were given to us from the Riverside “search it” library page, in order to find some reliable resources. I provided half of the information, as she provided the other half, then we casually added on along the way. When we first started creating the script, we decided write it more as information blocks. Then later on we added transitions to make the podcast a lot more conversational. We had to also do a bit of research on Audacity, because we had never used the program previously, but the result turned out pretty good, in my opinion.

Obstacles or stuff we learned while researching this topic: We had a couple problems with length during our podcast, as we were talking too fast towards the microphone, and in result were mispronouncing our words. So the second time recording through the podcast, we spoke slowly and clearly making it also easier for people to follow along. We also had to research how to say some of the names of the First Nations tribes, as in they were a bit hard to pronounce. And the very last difficulty was finding music that would fit our podcast well. They were either al too depressing, symphony like, or fantasy like. But after listening to lots and lots of songs for a very long time, we decided to settle on one and it actually fit quite well with our podcast.

Critical thinking;

How does your artifact tie in with what you have learned before?

I knew quite a bit about First Nations living conditions before this assignement as we had learned about it in previous years (elementary and middle school). It was part of the curriculum to learn all of it, however we tended to show it through juvenile drawings instead of research projects. With that being said, we never showed it through too much detail. So, I did not quite know about all of their living conditions still to this day, I thought it was all in the past, and honestly made me still extremely sad, for why they are still like this. Its horrible to also think that residential schools just closed a short while ago.

How has your thinking changed?

I don’t think my thinking has changed that much, because I was already very aware of what had been going on, but I think the research that we had done for this project had deepened my insight and understanding of the living conditions the First Nations still experience.

What made it change?

Listening to others stories, and the tone of their voice going through it played a huge role, because you could see the pain they had been going through, or that they still could be going through. By the end of the video, you could feel them reflecting on the past, as you could almost feel their emotions.

Citations:

UNITED NATIONS

• https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/mandated-areas1/education.html

STATISTICS CANADA

• https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/indigenous_peoples

CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/first-nations

THE HEALTH OF CANADAS CHILDREN AND YOUTH

• https://cichprofile.ca/module/7/section/4/page/first-nations-housing-on-reserve/