CURRICULUM CONNECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

SOCIAL 10-2 Living in a Globalizing World

KEY ISSUE: To what extent should we embrace globalization?
KEY OUTCOME: Students will understand, assess and respond to the complexities of globalization.

Related Issue 2: Should people in Canada respond to the legacies of historical globalization?
Related Outcome 2: Students will understand the impacts of historical globalization on Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

• The theory of environmental justice looks at how environmental benefits and burdens are disproportionately divided between people. Particularly, Indigenous people and people of colour face more environmental burdens. How is this related to globalization?

Related Issue 4: Should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization?
Related Outcome 4: Students will examine their roles and responsibilities in a globalizing world.

• What is my role as a global citizen to help pursue further environmental justice in Canada and around the world?