Grade 9 Social Studies
3 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum.
Learning focus
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
Units
Unit 1
Governing Nunavut
A deeper look at consensus government, the Nunavut Act and who does what at each level of government. Check gov.nu.ca for the latest details.
Approved guide: Civics in the Junior Secondary Social Studies Curriculum (NWT, 1998), Civics and economics · how Nunavut is governed and how citizens take part
Unit 2
Land Claim Institutions
Covers the boards and organizations created under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Names can change, so check nti.nu.ca and gov.nu.ca.
Approved guide: Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, Civics and economics · the institutions of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
Unit 3
The Arctic Together
Covers the Arctic Council, Inuit Nunangat and effects of a changing Arctic. Light and in the present tense.
Approved guide: Junior Secondary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · the circumpolar world, the Arctic Council and a changing Arctic
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