BCFP12!

Here, Now

100

"The City of Vancouver acknowledges that it is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations." is an example of: 

Land acknowledgement

200

Which website that we looked at teaches Indigenous languages? 

First Voices

300

When and where did the term "Indigenous" come into wide usage? 

1970s, United Nations

400

What is the difference between the term "Aboriginal" and "First Nations"?

"Aboriginal" encompasses Métis and Inuit too

500

Name 5 of the First Peoples' Principles of Learning. 

• Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors.
• Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place).
• Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one‘s actions.
• Learning involves generational roles and responsibilities.
• Learning recognizes the role of Indigenous knowledge.
• Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story.
• Learning involves patience and time.
• Learning requires exploration of one‘s identity.
• Learning involves recognizing that some knowledge is sacred and only shared with permission and/or in certain situations.

Contact and Colonialism

100

Many Indigenous children were forced to attend these from the 1880s to 1996 in an attempt by the government and the church to assimilate them into Euro-Canadian culture.  

residential schools

200

This was used by European monarchies, beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, as a means of legitimizing the colonization of lands outside of Europe. It has since been repudiated by the Vatican.

Doctrine of Discovery

300

This included a law that said First Nations lands could ONLY be bought by and given to the British government. 

Royal Proclamation of 1763

400

Name the legal framework that relegated First Nations to a colonized identity AND the identity documents which resulted from it. 

Indian Act; status cards

500

Name three functions of oral treaties between the First Nations of BC. 

Peace treaties

Sharing resources

Trading

Respect independence

Help people get along with each other

Food, Health, Wellness

100

Which epidemic wiped out large Indigenous communities in the early 17th century?

smallpox

200

What kind of traditional plant is used by some Indigenous people after a death in the household?

rosebushes

300

Name the bread we made in class AND two ways it can be prepared. 

Bannock

baked, deep-fried

400

Name the four pillars of food security. 

Availability

Access

Utilization

Stability

500

Name five of the plant sources used for food and/or medicine that we researched in the worksheet "Our Food is Our Medicine". 

Cedar
Rosebushes
Sage
Huckleberries
Sting and nettle
Citrus Spruce tree
Devil's Club

Story and Storytelling

100

Which well-known Indigenous author has said, "All that we are is story"?

Richard Wagamese

200

What are the two main types of stories in First Peoples culture?

1.Ancestral stories

2.Stories about more recent events, ex. tales of events like battles, great feasts or other historical events.

300

Give the full name of one of the women interviewed in the documentary "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" (1986) AND her profession. 

Yukon legislature's first Indigenous woman minister (Margaret Joe)

Deck hand on a fishing boat (Corinne Hunt), Teacher (Lucille MacLeod)

Lawyer (Roberta Jamieson)

Band council chief (Sophie May Pierre - St. Mary’s Indian Band of the Ktunaxa Nation off the Ktunaxa Nation).

400

Name two pros and two cons of writing down traditional narratives. 

Pros:
The written form ensures stories live on. The challenge is to tell the story in a way that keeps its spirit.
The language can be preserved if it is written in the original language as well as English.
It may be easier to study if it is written.

Cons:

-Important aspects are lost when stories are written: Physical actions of gathering together reinforces relationships; Storytellers relationship respondes to their audience, so the story may change.

-It may contravene Protocols.

-The holders of the stories lose control of their intelectual property.

-The story may be out of context as the story may not be told in its entirety.

500

Name four roles that oral traditions play in First Peoples culture. 

•Messages, lessons, teaching

•Worldviews, values

•Story, song, dance, music

•Law and Governance

•History

•Protocol

•Transmission of knowledge