Barter Banter

Hosted by: Vanier Museopark

By placing them in a real barter economy,Barter Banter allows students to understand and appreciate the relationships and interactions that took place between the First Peoples and the French settlers. By handling artifacts, students are introduced to the cultural relationships and trade that developed between peoples. Students are encouraged to stress the usefulness of these objects in order to entice the other people to negotiate an exchange. 

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Muséoparc Vanier Museopark

Education Value and Curriculum Connections:

  • Grade 2 – Social Studies “Global Communities”: explain how two distinct communities have adapted to the location, climate and physical characteristics of their region. Global Communities: recognize that there are countries, continents, bodies of water, that they all have physical characteristics, and that their geographic representation can be done in different formats.
  • Grade 3 – Social Studies “Canada’s Communities in the Early 1800s”: draw conclusions about the actions taken by various communities in Canada in the early 1800s to overcome major challenges. Canada’s Communities in the Early 1800s: describe how Canada’s communities in the early 1800s shaped the major elements of Canadian identity today.

Format

Online, hybrid or in person

Duration

2 x 25 minutes online; 75 minutes in person

Language

English, Français

Fee

$4 per student

Hosted by: Vanier Museopark

Barter Banter

Barter Banter allows students to understand and appreciate the relationships and interactions that took place between the First Peoples and the French
Muséoparc Vanier Museopark

Education Value and Curriculum Connections:

  • Grade 2 – Social Studies “Global Communities”: explain how two distinct communities have adapted to the location, climate and physical characteristics of their region. Global Communities: recognize that there are countries, continents, bodies of water, that they all have physical characteristics, and that their geographic representation can be done in different formats.
  • Grade 3 – Social Studies “Canada’s Communities in the Early 1800s”: draw conclusions about the actions taken by various communities in Canada in the early 1800s to overcome major challenges. Canada’s Communities in the Early 1800s: describe how Canada’s communities in the early 1800s shaped the major elements of Canadian identity today.

Format

Online, hybrid or in person

Duration

2 x 25 minutes online; 75 minutes in person

Language

English, Français

Fee

$4 per student

Themes & Subjects

Grade Level