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    • Stereotypes - Genocide URL
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      Part 1: Intro to Genocide
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      Definition

      Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

      Article II

      In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

      1. Killing members of the group;
      2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
      3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
      4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
      5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

    • They Thought They Were Free Excerpt File
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    • ADL's Pyramid of Hate File
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    • Pyramid of Hate Lesson URL
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      After reviewing the pyramid of hate, watch this video to jog your memory about how Hitler rose to power in Germany. As you watch, brainstorm a list of what Hitler did leading up to the Holocaust or use highlights to colour code them. 

      Alternative, here is a list of Holocaust Events events to spark your memory. 

      Then, plot those events on a blank copy of the pyramid of hate. 

    • Holocaust Events Page
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      Using your notes from the last unit, reflect on the Canadian government's treatment of Indigenous Canadians. Write a list of 20 events related to that relationship and plot them on a blank pyramid of hate. When you're finished, write a paragraph reflecting on the following quote: 

      "The Canadian state was founded on colonial genocidal policies that are inextricably linked to Canada's contemporary relationship with Indigenous peoples." -Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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    • 8 Stages of Genocide - Student Notes and Practice File
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    • 8 Stages of Genocide Videos URL
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      Part 2: Rwanda
    • What Led to The Rwandan Genocide URL
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    • Historical Context for Rwanda File
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    • Genocide Watch Webquest File
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    • Rwanda and the Rwanda Genocide File
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    • Canadian Peacekeeping PPT File
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    • Peacekeeping activity File
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    • Hotel Rwanda URL
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      Part 3: Rwandan Reconciliation
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    • Rwanda Reconciliation URL
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    • Rwanda Courts URL
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    • Following Orders in Rwanda File
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    • Justice in Rwanda File
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    • New York Time's "How a Nation Reconciles After Genocide Killed Nearly a Million People" URL
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    • Rwanda Assessment File
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      Part 4: Independent Research Project 
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      If you are finished the project early, choose one of these articles to read and then answer the questions at the of your chosen article. 

    • Holocaust Events File