Genealogy: Your Family Tree

Submitted By

Liz Pope, Adult Educator, Hay River CLC, Aurora College

Best Practices Supported

• Culture
• Learning Materials

Curriculum Links

• ALBE Social Studies
• ALBE English

How It Works

This activity involves the participants investigating themselves. Learners are to ask themselves the following questions:

• Who am I?
• Where do my people come from?
• How did they/How did I become a part of my community?
• What historical trends or events are embodied in my family’s locations and/or movements?

Have the learners draw a family tree that goes back at least three generations. For each relative, answer the following questions:

• What is their name, date, and place of birth?
• What are their indigenous or cultural roots?
• How did they come to be part of the band or community?

This activity involves community and family participation, thus the results can vary depending on individual learners’ situations. The learners present their research to the class in a poster and/or essay.