Whose Land? www.whose.land
This booklet is designed to help your group plan and manage each stage of the inquiry pro-
cess. There are five stages of inquiry:
1. Planning Phase: Throughout the planning phase, your group will formulate the ques-
tions that will guide your research. An example of a research question is: Who were the
Indigenous groups who lived here prior to colonization?
2. Research Phase: Throughout the research phase, your group will conduct internet
research, using the Whose Land resource as a starting point. This phase also includes
evaluation sources. You will be required to evaluate the sources relevance (is the infor-
mation relevant to your research?); accuracy (is the information factual and verifiable?);
bias/perspective (who developed this source? What is the position or slant toward
which the author shapes information?); and reliability (is the information trustworthy?).
3. Creating Phase: During this phase, you will analyze your research findings, and brain-
storm ways to creatively share the information you learned. Examples include an essay,
poem, poster, original art work, video or multimedia presentation.
4. Sharing Phase: You will present your projects to the class on the presentation due date:
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5. Evaluating Phase: You will evaluate your feelings throughout the project using a bar
graph to track your feelings during each stage. Finally, you will write a one-page reflec-
tion detailing your thoughts and feelings of the process and reflecting on what went
well and what you would do differently next time.
This project is out of 75 marks in total.
Land Acknowledgment Inquiry Project Booklet
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