Important People
Metis leader who fought for metis rights to be more similar to the indigenous rights in Canada. Led resistances in Manitoba and founded the province before he was exiled to the U.S.
Louis Riel
A group celebration where people sing and dance
Pow Wow
The three _ _ _ _ _ _ _ planting technique is an indigenous planting method for corn, beans, and squash. This method comes from many indigenous core beliefs
Sisters
What do most indigenous beliefs and values go back to?
Nature and the things you can find in nature (animals, water, seasons, etc.)
A group of people located in southern Alberta that is very well known around the Calgary area and has a major roadway named after it.
Blackfoot.
First indigenous woman and metis person to be appointed to the Canadian senate. Was born in Calgary, Alberta.
Thelma Chalifoux
Celebrations around December 21 to celebrate the day cycles on the longest night of the year with food, stories, and traditional practices.
Winter Solstice
Many english words like pecan, chipmunk, skunk, and moose are derived from what indigenous language?
Algonquin
How do the indigenous people prefer to pass on lessons, history, and teachings?
Through oral storytelling
One of the largest groups in Canada. Is one of the most popular and understood groups.
Cree
Canadian Anishinaabe painter who was known for using bright colors and depicting indigenous stories through his art. His most famous piece is called the Wendigo.
Norval Morrisseau
A purification process used to cleanse the body, spirit, and environment by burning sacred medicines like sage
Smudging
A saying used in daily life that comes from the indigenous totem pole. It describes someone of low status
Low man on the totem pole
An algonquin creature that is known for transforming people into a cannibalistic being with a heart of ice, known as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Wendigo
Ontario tribe being a part of the Anishinaabe group. Formerly known as Chippewa.
Ojibwe
Renowned metis author of "The Marrow Thieves"
Cherie Dimaline
Traditional indigenous food that is grown on the water. Traditionally harvested by knocking the grains into canoes along the water.
Wild Rice
Around _ _ indigenous languages can be whistled, making them very unique
70
What part of the soul does the white part of a medicine wheel connect to?
Spiritual
Maritime tribe that is known for founding some of the maritime provinces. This tribe speaks an eastern form of the algonquin language.
Mik'maq
Indigenous military leader in the War of 1812. HMCS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a land-based training division in Calgary for the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve named after this indigenous leader.
Tecumseh
Festival activity celebrated by the Easter Island Indigenous where men slide down a 300 meter volcano banana tree trunk sleds at up to 50 km/h
Haka Pei
What was the word the early settlers mistaked as being the name of the country?
Kanata - village/settlement
What 5 values are shown under each category in the medicine wheel?
1. Direction
2. Season
3. Nature element
4. Stages in life
5. Sacred medicine
A group of people who are apart of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people. A common hairstyle shares the same name.
Mohawk