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Lesson Two: Senator Yvonne Boyer 95 ACTIVATE: MAAMAWI MAAMAWIH ISLAND To begin the lesson, instruct the students that today we will be looking at government and careers in government. But first, students need to work together to get o Maamawi Island. Split the class into groups of 3-4 and hand-out the "Maamawi Island" handout. In this exercise students will have to communicate with each other to figure out a few problems after their class is theoretically stuck on a deserted island. In this exercise, students will be figuring out a government system without first realizing it! It is a great activating strategy when talking about government and government systems. Read the introduction to the class: Our class is heading on an end-of-year trip across the ocean. Our flight encounters a bad storm, and we become stranded together on a remote island. It will be several weeks until we are rescued. Your teacher (me) and the other adults have decided to travel to the nearest island for help. The class must figure out how everyone will try to live together and survive. With your group, figure out how you will live together and survive by answering the following questions. Give students approximately 15-20 minutes to answer the questions found on the "Maamawi Island" handout. Walk around the room while they are working to assess participation, group work, communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. When groups are done, have one speaker from the group share their answers. Oer alternative answers to questions for stu- dents to consider if the groups do not express dierent answers. To debrief the activity ask the following questions: 1.How were decisions made for each question? Did everyone agree with the decisions? 2.How do you think this activity relates to the government and being a member of the government? ACQUIRE: FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SENATOR YVONNE BOYER https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/senator-yvonne-boyer Senator Yvonne Boyer is a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario with her ancestral roots in the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and the Red River. With a background in nursing, including in the operating room, she has over 21 years of experience practicing law and publishing extensively on the topics of Indigenous health and how Aboriginal rights and treaty law intersects on the health of First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. She is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of Saskatchewan and received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan, and her Master of Laws and Doctor of Laws from the University of Ottawa. In 2013, she completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre at the University of Regina. She is a former Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellness at Brandon University. In addition to running her own law practice, she came to the Senate of Canada from the University of Ottawa, where she was the Associate Director for the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and a part time professor in the Faculty of Law. Senator Boyer is one of eight people from across Canada chosen to be a holographic narrator in the Turning Points for Humanity Gallery at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Her ongoing work has been recognized with numerous awards including a 2018 Honorary Doctorate in Education from Nipissing University. Start the video of Senator Boyer's interview with Fireside Chats. Alternatively, students can read her story in the textbook or on the web site. In the interview, Senator Boyer discusses her educa- tion and career journey as a Senator. Lesson Plan