Assingment
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Instructions.docxActs of Reconciliation 3-2-1
“One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations…is that in political, military, moral, and spiritual confrontations, there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.”
– Jimmy Carter
This assignment requires you to identify a particular “act of reconciliation” that the you can undertake to build your knowledge and thinking about Indigenous-settler relationships in new ways.
1. Use the ArchiveHistory.ca History Matters article to identify one act of reconciliation that you could undertake with a friend or family member who is not engaged in the historical conflict between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people in Canada. You can also identify an act of reconciliation on your own.
3. Finally, identify, from the class power points or the book “Difficult Conversations” three conflict management skills or strategies that you will need to successfully accomplish this task, including successfully engaging that person in the task.
Use “Difficult Conversations” and the course power points to design your recommendations. Make specific reference to the material (provide definitions of terms and where it comes from in the book. No need to cite power points.)
Your final submission should be approximately 5-6 double spaced pages in length. Be prepared to discuss the case in class (date here).
Each case will be graded on the following criteria out of 20 marks with consideration given to writing quality; presentation of argument; understanding, application and assessment of theory; self-reflection; understand wider significance of theory.
