First Nations
What is the name for a traditional round shelter used by some First Nations on the Plains?
A) Igloo
B) Teepee
C) Yurt
B) Teepee
What is one of the traditional Métis foods?
A) Quinoa
B) Bannock
C) Pemmican
C) Pemmican
Where do most Inuit communities live?
A) Northern Canada, in the Arctic region
B) The Prairies
C) The Maritimes
A) Northern Canada, in the Arctic region
What is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation also known as?
A) Green Shirt Day
B) Red Shirt Day
C) Orange Shirt Day
C) Orange Shirt Day
How many residential schools were there in Canada?
A) 95
B) 140
C) 210
B) 140
What is a powwow?
A) A celebration with traditional dances and drumming
B) A meeting between government officials and indigenous people
C) An indigenous harvest competition
A) A celebration with traditional dances and drumming
The Métis flag features what symbol?
A) Eagle
B) Infinity sign
C) Canoe
B) Infinity sign
Which tool is traditionally used by Inuit hunters to catch fish under the ice?
A) Fishing Net
B) Ice spear
C) Harpoon
C) Harpoon
Who did the TRC primarily interview to document history?
A) Residential school survivors and their families
B) Government officials who funded the schools
C) School teachers and principals who ran schools
A) Residential school survivors and their families
What was the primary purpose of residential schools in Canada?
A) To assimilate Indigenous children into European-Canadian culture
B) To teach Indigenous children traditional indigenous skills
C) To provide free education in remote areas
A) To assimilate Indigenous children into European-Canadian culture
What does the eagle often represent in First Nations teachings?
A) Wealth and trade
B) Courage and spiritual connection
C) Food and farming
B) Courage and spiritual connection
Who is the most well-known Métis leader who led the Red River and North-West Resistances?
A) Tecumseh
B) Louis Riel
C) Gabriel Dumont
B) Louis Riel
What is an inukshuk?
A) A fishing tool
B) A type of sled
C) A stone landmark used for navigation
C) A stone landmark used for navigation
How many Calls to Action did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission release?
A) 47
B) 94
C) 150
B) 94
How many indigenous children attended residential schools?
A) 50,000
B) 100,000
C) 150,000
C) 150,000
Totem poles can be found along the Pacific Northwest Coast. What is their main purpose?
A) To act as boundary markers for territories
B) To tell weather patterns
C) To record family histories and cultural stories
C) To record family histories and cultural stories
The Red River Settlement, an important place in Métis history, was located in what is now known as:
A) Manitoba
B) Alberta
C) Quebec
A) Manitoba
What is the main use of seal oil in Inuit communities?
A) Fuel for lamps and cooking
B) Material for building homes
C) Dye for clothing
A) Fuel for lamps and cooking
When did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission begin?
A) 2008
B) 1995
C) 2015
A) 2008
Who partnered with the federal government to operate residential schools in Canada?
A) Churches, mainly Catholic and Protestant
B) The Canadian military
C) Local Indigenous communities
A) Churches, mainly Catholic and Protestant
The Medicine Wheel is used in many teachings. What do its four quadrants often represent?
A) Directions, seasons, stages of life, and aspects of well-being
B) The four largest tribes in Canada
C) The four most common animals in hunting
A) Directions, seasons, stages of life, and aspects of well-being
What role did the Métis often play in the fur trade?
A) Fishermen who dried and sold cod on the East Coast
B) Farmers who raised wheat for Prairie settlements
C) Middlemen connecting First Nations hunters and European trading companies
C) Middlemen connecting First Nations hunters and European trading companies
What does the word “Inuit” mean?
A) Hunter-Gatherers
B) Human Beings
C) Northern Spirits
B) Human Beings
Which of the following was not a topic covered in the TRC Calls to Action?
A) Establishing new, more positive residential schools for Indigenous children
B) Preserving and reintroducing Indigenous languages
C) Reforming the child welfare system to better support Indigenous children
A) Establishing new, more positive residential schools for Indigenous children
What was a common consequence for children who resisted school rules or spoke their Indigenous language?
A) Being transferred to another school further away from their families
B) Extra homework and longer school days
C) Physical punishment or solitary confinement
C) Physical punishment or solitary confinement