Activity 4 – Discussion and Extended Activities

Discussion

• What does “point a finger and four point back at you” mean?
• What does it mean to have a “to hell with it” mentality? Do you know anyone that has that attitude? Why do you think people have this attitude?
• Pete had a saying for white men and another for Native men. What does each saying mean? His words were bitter to both cultures. Why?
  
  
  • “If you can't impress a white man with your intellect, then dazzle him with your bull.”
  • “Give them a hand and they try to take the whole arm.

Extended activity

• Add to timeline--father born in 1916. What other dates and events have you added to timeline in these chapters?
• Ask learners “Did you know that 4 million Canadians, that's one in six, have been victims of racism? Ask learners to fill in Handout 3 on racism and share their responses with others.