Prairies
Canadian government
First Nations
Buffalo
do not touch. Nothing Here
100
how did the first nations feel about the prairie being owned
they didn't believe that the land could be owned
100
why did the first nations agree with the governments plan
the had no buffalo and they were starving
100
What did the first nations used to be called
Indians
100
name 5 parts of the buffalo that first nations used.
Meat, hides, sinew, bones, horns, hair, beard, tail, brain, hooves, fats, dung, teeth, stomach, intestines, bladder, and skull
100
what do horses eat
food
200
About how many first nations people lived on the prairies in 1867
about 35 000 first nation people
200
how did the government persuade the first nations to live in the prairies
the government offered them farming tools and money
200
what were some of the main foods for the first nations besides buffalo, that contain lots of meat?
Deer, elk, moose and antelope
200
Explain the "buffalo pound" method
The buffalo were lured to a river by a hunter who was dressed in buffalo robes then the other hunters cornered them and killed them with spears
200
what do cows eat
food
300
What happened in the early 1970's that killed many people in the prairies?
a smallpox
300
why did the government want first nation people on the prairies
so they can assimilate and learn to farm
300
Why was the dream catcher designed in the shape of a web?
The first Nations believed that the "web" would help catch bad dreams
300
What is the method that the first nations used to chase buffalo's off the cliff called
Buffalo Jump
300
what do children eat
grass
400
what was built for giving prairie land to settlers
The railway
400
What did the First Nations people sign with the Canadian government in the 1870's
treaties
400
there are 634 first nations people in Canada now. About how many distinct languages can they speak?
50 distinct languages
400
name one part of the buffalo that first nations used to make water containers
Bladder or stomach
400
what do humans eat
hay
500
explain their way of life in the prairies
they moved freely from place to place and followed buffalo herds
500
How were the First Nations able to negotiate with the government who spoke another language
The government chose translators who spoke both languages
500
what is the difference of the first nations and the metis
the first nations are American Indians and the metis are part American Indian and euro American
500
what part of the buffalo did the first nations use to decorate necklaces
the first nations use teeth to decorate necklaces
500
what does jack e eat
food
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