History and Metis
This man was a key Métis leader and helped establish Manitoba.
Who is Louis Riel?
The main objective of the Residential School System was this.
What is assimilating Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture?
According to Reel Injun, distorted film representations can lead to this consequence.
What is harmful stereotypes that affect identity, self-esteem, and public perceptions of Indigenous peoples?
The main goal of a thesis statement is this.
What is clearly stating the main argument of a paper?
A formal agreement between Indigenous Nations and the Crown.
What is a Treaty?
The primary role of the Hudson's Bay Company was this.
What is controlling and operating much of the fur trade in northern North America?
This term describes attempts to destroy a group's culture, language, traditions, and identity.
What is cultural genocide?
Early Hollywood commonly portrayed Indigenous peoples as these two stereotypes
What are"savages" or "noble warriors"?
TRC Call to Action #63 focuses on this area
What is improving K-12 education about Indigenous peoples, history, and residential schools?
Federal legislation that governs many aspects of First Nations peoples' lives.
What is the Indian Act?
This 2003 Supreme Court case recognized Métis harvesting rights and established a test for Métis rights holders
What is R. v. Powley? Or What is the Powley Case?
This day is observed on September 30 to honour survivors and remember children affected by residential schools
What is Orange Shirt Day / National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
Nanabush speaks to these beings on behalf of the people.
What are the spirits/Creator and the spirit world? (and Winter)
This word means adapting or forcing people to adopt another culture.
What is assimilation?
Government-issued identification recognizing a person as a registered Status Indian.
What is an Indian Status Card?
This term describes descendants of the historic Métis Nation with distinct culture, community, and history.
What is"Big M" Métis?
Dr. Karina Walters uses this term to describe trauma passed from one generation to the next.
What is intergenerational trauma?
Groceries are often extremely expensive in the Arctic because of this challenge
What is high transportation costs and remote communities with limited road access?
Define genocide.
What is the deliberate destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part?
A person responsible for overseeing traditional traplines and managing harvesting activities.
What is a Tallyman?
Membership applications to Métis organizations increased significantly in the mid-2000s because of this court decision.
What is the Powley decision recognizing Métis rights? [indigenous...rts.ubc.ca], [metisnation.org]
Give three examples of how First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples experienced genocide.
Answer: Examples include:
"Little m" Métis generally refers to this.
What is a person of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry who may not belong to the historic Métis Nation?
Explain intergenerational trauma using residential schools.
What is the passing of trauma from survivors to future generations through emotional, social, cultural, and family impacts caused by residential schools?
A lifestyle in which people obtain food by hunting, fishing, and gathering.
What is a hunter-gatherer?