Calls to Action
How many Calls to Action are there?
94
When is Truth & Reconciliation Day?
September 30th
What does the Color Red Symbolize?
Believed spirits see bright colours the best, red in particular. The colour red helps lost spirits find their way home to their loved ones.
What Treaty does our main office land on?
Treaty 6
What Act was passed to bypass the provisions and promises of the treaties that is still in place today?
The Indian Act
How many Calls to Action have been completed?
14 Completed
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples is?
August 9
What year was the National inquiry into MMIW?
2016
The time period during which the 11 Numbered Treaties across Canada were negotiated.
1871 to 1921
The Numbered Treaties, which cover territory stretching from present-day Ontario across the Prairies, into Alberta, and up into the Northwest Territories, all included provisions related to _________ that Department of Indian Affairs and the Indian Act formed their own their vision of.
Education
Which Call to Action led to the development of Truth and reconciliation Day?
Call #80
What year did the Canadian Government lift bans on cultural celebrations and ceremonies?
1951
Where is the "Highway of Tears" located?
Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert BC.
When was each Alberta Treaty signed?
Treaty 6: August 23, 1876
Treaty 7: September 22, 1877
Treaty 8: June 21, 1899
What does UNDRIP or DOTROIP stand for?
UNDRIP: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
DOTROIP: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
Name one Call to Action that has not been completed?
2,6,9,10,26,34,45,46,47,51,52,56,64,89,92
The last Residential School closed in ____, it was located in _______. What year did this School open?
(MUST ANSWER BLANKS AS WELL)
1997 located in Nunavut. School opened in 1985.
OR
1996 located in Sask. School opened in 1876.
Helen Betty Osborne was tragically taken from us in 1971. Her death led to which historic inquiry?
Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
This numbered treaty was signed on August 3, 1871 between Canada and the Anishinabek and Swampy Cree of southern Manitoba.
Treaty No. 1
What government-run system replaced residential schools, continuing against the treaties, and is still in effect today?
Child Welfare System
This Call to Action received a publicized publicity stunt in 2022, but missed the mark on the why and what was being asked. What Numbered Call was it
Call #58- the Popes apology
This proclamation served as the basis for all treaties and was intended to forbid settlement on Native American territory, requiring settlers to withdraw and restricting future settlement. It also formalized Native American land titles. Though it was disregarded and ignored by colonizers. What was the name of this Proclamation?
The Proclamation of 1763
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls published its Final Report in 2019 and included these ___________ intended to address the root causes.
231 Calls for Justice
I am hiking in Banff National Park. Which treaty territory am I on? (hint: multiple)
Treaty 6, 7, 8