The Aboriginal peoples of the Prairies, although greatly impacted by the National Policy, were not consulted in developing or implementing it. The imposition of the Indian Act and the Department of Indian Affairs largely deprived First Nations peoples of control of the decision making that affected their lives. Canadian women were also deprived of the right to participate in the political decision-making processes that governed the new nation of Canada. Their struggle to obtain the vote marked the first concerted attempt by a distinct population to challenge the political status quo and the assumptions underlying that status quo. Time available to teach optional concepts, to enrich or reinforce, or to modify the pacing and timing factors through the use of the Adaptive Dimension.
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This material should be seen as an opportunity to individualize instruction for students with different levels of intellectual ability and motivation. Teachers may also choose to substitute locally-developed material in optional areas where it is appropriate. Such material should reflect community interests and must also meet the skills, values, and concept objectives of the course. Know that within societies, there exists a competition among interest groups for influence over the society's decision-making processes, and that those groups will vary in terms of their ability to influence those processes. Know that the francophone and anglophone populations of Central Canada possessed the economic and political power to influence the political structure of the proposed new nation.