Pop Culture
This famous actor is from Vancouver, he graduated from Kitsilano Secondary School in 1994
Who is Ryan Reynolds?
This Cree man was drafted in 2015 by the Edmonton Oilers. He is now a defensemen for the Vancouver Canucks
Who is Ethan Bear?
This precedent setting case that set out the criteria and test to determine whether an Aboriginal right is existing, and if so, how a government may be justified to infringe upon it.
What is R v Sparrow?
This aquatic creature is often candied or smoked
Salmon
This Netflix reality show features people falling in love without seeing each other first
What is Love is Blind?
In 2021, this Inuk woman became Canada's first Indigenous Governor General
the Right Honourable Mary Simon
This case established the duty to consult and accomodate pre-title
What is Haida?
This whimsical play on bannock is often topped with chili's, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa
What is an Indian Taco?
This R&B/pop musical talent holds a record-setting 88 Grammy nominations
Who is Beyoncé?
In 1953, Fred Sasakamoose, member of the Ahathkakoop Cree Nation, was the first Indigenous man with treaty status to play for this NHL team (named similarly to a bird of prey)
the Chicago Blackhawks
A case that established the test for Aboriginal Rights. In order to be an Aboriginal right, an activity must be an element of a practice, custom, or tradition integral to the distinctive pre-contact culture of the Aboriginal group claiming the right
What is R v Van der Peet?
This traditional Inuit food consists of the skin and blubber of a whale - typically of the bowhead, narwhal or beluga variety
What is Muktuk?
This singer/songwriter from Mission, BC, placed third overall on Canadian Idol and later rocketed to international fame with a song regarding a possible phone transmission four years later
Who is Carly Rae Jepson?
James Gladstone, Member of the Kainai Nation, was the first Indigenous man with treaty status to be appointed to the Canadian senate in 1958 - despite not yet having the right to vote. Due to his remarkable legacy, in 2017 James was one of four people featured on this Canadian paper currency
What is the $10 bill?
In 2005, after 9 years in litigation, the Supreme Court clarified that the Church was not exempt from liability under the doctrine of Charitable Immunity. This case opened the door for thousands of other residential school settlements
What is Blackwater v Plint?
This grass varietal, named more closely to a grain due to the resemblance of its seeds, grows naturally in the fresh water lakes in North America
What is wild rice? (also known as manoomin, Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats)
This Vancouver funny man served as a guest voice actor for the Skytrain in 2018
Who is Seth Rogan?
The Nisga’a Final Agreement (also known as the Nisga’a Treaty) was signed between the Nisga’a, the Province of British Columbia and the federal government on this date
What is May 1998? (took effect in 2000)
Involving the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en First Nations, this case confirmed that Aboriginal title entails rights to the land itself, not just the right to extract resources from it
What is Delgamuukw?
This fern is so young and new that it hasn't yet "unfurled" and opened its leaves. Its spiral shape reminds many people of the curled scroll of a violin, hence the name
What is a Fiddlehead?