The Indian Act
When was the Indian Act created?
1876
When did Canada officially become a country?
1867
What year did the last residential school close?
1997
The take-over of what province resulted North-West Resistance
Manitoba
Ms. Jones' favourite color is ...
Mustard yellow
Does the Indian act still exist today?
What documents were created by settlers to make 'land agreements' with Indigenous peoples?
Treaties
How many residential schools existed in Canada?
a) 54
b) 139
c) 300
d) 153
b) 139
How much land was being offered to settlers if they moved to 'Canada's West'?
-160 acres
The largest ocean in the world is...
In the past, the Indian Act forced Indigenous women to _____ if they married a non-Indigenous man
What does the word 'confederation' mean?
The union of provinces and territories under one government
What is a residential school? Why did they exist?
A network of boarding schools funded my the Canadian government. The schools were used to assimilate Indigenous children and to 'break the Indian' inside of them
What 3 conditions did settlers need to meet to keep their free land
-Farm 40 acres
-Build a house within 3 years
-Pay a 10 dollar registration fee
How old is the earth...
4.543 billion years old
In the past, the Indian Act forbad Indigenous peoples from practicing...
-cultural practices/hunting and fishing
Anne Brown
Mercy Anne Coles
Luce Cuvillier
Lady Agnes Macdonald
What were some of the conditions children faced at Residential Schools?
-Starvation
-Their hair cut
-Punishment for speaking their native language
-Sexual/physical assault
What is propaganda and why did the Canadian government use it to develop its 'West'?
-half-truths or deceitful advertising to encourage consumers
-To get more people to move to the prairies (and expand Canada)
If Mr. Jay is 58 and Ms. Jones is 33, how many years difference are they in age?
25
What is an amendment? Why do these matter for the Indian Act?
Changes made to a legal document
Changed rights Indigenous people have- Indian Act
Which 4 provinces 'made' Canada when it was first 'The Dominion of Canada'
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Who founded 'Orange Shirt Day' and why?
Phylis Webstad
-Because her orange shirt was taken from her the first day she attended a residential school
What type of land would Settlers receive when they moved out west?
-Sometimes fertile
-Sometimes swap
-Sometimes rocky
What falls in winter but never gets hurt?