Name That Place
This capital city's name comes from an Algonquin word meaning "to trade."
What is Ottawa
This term is used by many Indigenous Nations to refer to North America.
What is Turtle Island
TRUE OR FALSE: The word "Canada" comes from an Indigenous word.
True
Kanata = village
This sport, Canada's official summer sport, was first played by Indigenous Peoples.
What is Lacrosse
This day is recognized annually on September 30 to honour Survivors of residential schools.
What is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
This city's name comes from a Mohawk word often translated as "where there are trees standing in the water."
What is Toronto
These are the three distinct Indigenous Peoples recognized in Canada's Constitution.
Who are First Nations, Inuit, and Métis?
Name one Canadian animal whose English name comes from an Indigenous language.
What is: (Possible answers)
Long before Europeans arrived, Indigenous Peoples developed this invention to travel across deep snow.
What are Snowshoes?
How many Calls to Action were released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
What is 94
This province's name comes from Cree and Ojibwe and is often translated as "the Great Spirit's Strait."
What is Manitoba
TRUE OR FALSE: Most Indigenous people in Canada live in remote communities.
Answer: False
More than half live in urban centres.
Name one Canadian word borrowed from an Indigenous language.
What is (possible answers)
This lightweight watercraft allowed exploration of Canada's waterways and shaped the fur trade.
What is the Canoe?
This principle helps ensure First Nations children receive the services they need without delays caused by government disputes.
What is Jordan's Principal
This province's name comes from the Cree words meaning "swift flowing river."
What is Saskatchewan?
There are more than this many Indigenous languages spoken across Canada.
What is 70?
This annual celebration takes place every June 21.
What is National Indigenous Peoples Day?
This sweet treat was being harvested and made by Indigenous Peoples centuries before European settlement.
What is Maple Syrup
TRUE OR FALSE: Every province recognizes September 30 as a provincial statutory holiday.
False. September 30—known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—is a federal statutory holiday, but it is not recognized as a statutory holiday by every province
This Ontario city takes its name from the Mississaugas, an Anishinaabe Nation whose name means "People of the Great River Mouth."
What is Mississauga
Approximately how many First Nations are there in Canada?
What is over 630
In what year did the last Indian Residential School close?
What is 1997 Kivalliq Hall in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut,
These handcrafted wooden sticks made by Mi'kmaq artisans helped influence the early game of hockey.
What are hockey sticks
This Survivor inspired Orange Shirt Day after sharing the story of her orange shirt being taken away on her first day of residential school.
Who is Phyllis Webstad?