Cities and Monuments
This wonder of the new-world was a royal complex built in what is now Modern Day Peru by the Inca. It is the most well-known and well-preserved Inca archeological site in Peru, highlighting an incredible craftsmanship (and masonry) in the quality of Inca architecture.
What is Machu Picchu
Often called a distinctions based approach, this 4 letter acronym represents the diversity of indigenous groups in Canada
What is FNMI?
This cultural and mythological hero is known to a variety of Polynesian cultures. His story is credited in mythology of the creation of the Hawaiian Islands. Dwayne Johnson Portrayed him.
Who is Maui?
This word for a sudden, warm wind originates from a Salish language.
What is a Chinook?
This fruit is native to the Americas - but you wouldn't be able to discern that for how often it is used in Italian cuisine.
What are tomatoes?
This wonder of the new-world is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, and was representative of a major centre of trade, commerce, and power in the 6th century.
What is Chichen Itza
This semi-nomadic indigenous group in Northern Finland is perhaps best known for reindeer herding. Today, up to 10% of their population relies on some portion of the practice for their livelihoods.
Who are the Sami?
This sport is the oldest and longest played in North America, originating from before the 17th century.
What is Lacrosse?
This word represents a powerful, ceremonial dance in Maori culture.
What is the Haka?
This unique thrown object has a tendency to return to where it came from. It has historically been used by certain aboriginal groups for hunting, but serves many purposes including recreating today.
What is a boomerang?
Though derived from a Spanish word for village, this word refers to complex, multi-story villages made by pre-contact civilizations in North America constructed with adobe, stone, and other materials.
What is a pueblo?
This people group lives in Northern Japan and surrounding area. They have been culturally distinct from the rest of Japan until the latter portion of the 20th century.
Who are the Ainu?
This New Zealand filmmaker traces his roots to mixed European and Maori heritage, and is well known for his blockbuster films, in addition to many other unique films.
Who is Taika Waititi?
This delightful treat comes from the Nahuatl (aztec) word for a food made from certain beans.
What is Chocolate
This method of story-telling contrasts with "western" methods of keeping archives and records. It is a common method of passing down the past and present to future generations in Canadian Indigenous groups
What is oral history?
This city in modern day Mexico was the largest in the Americas, rivaling the largest in Europe at the time, with an estimated 200,000 to 350,000 inhabitants built in the centre of a large lake. It was often compared to Venice, Paris, and more.
What is Tenochtitlan?
There remains an isolated, uncontacted tribe living on a single island off the coast of India. They vigorously reject foreign contact - and international groups lobby to ensure their wish to remain uncontacted are respected.
Who are the Sentinelese?
This Indigenous Canadian architect is world renowned for his unique vision for design and architecture. He is responsible for the design of the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC.
Who is Douglas J. Cardinal
This equatorial country is the most linguistically diverse in the world, with 840 living languages spoken (accounting for over 10% of all living languages in the world)
What is Papua New Guinea?
Easter Island is known for over 900 of these unique, stone sculpture "heads" left as an enigma of the culture that vanished many centuries ago.
What are Maoi?
This modern day island-based capital city is the most indigenous city in the world, with an estimated 90% of its population being of the original inhabitants of its society.
What is Nuuk, Greenland?
Indigenous Polynesians from all around the Pacific can trace their origins to this Island, which still contains a significant Indigenous population
What is Taiwan?
This critically acclaimed film was the first to be filmed, produced, and acted entirely in the Inuktituk language.
What is Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
This indigenous language (and group) in the United States was instrumental in World War 2 in secure communications. Their language was complex and unwritten, allowing for much faster transmission of messages while preventing code breaking from the Axis.
What is Navajo
Polynesians and the associated cultures have earned a reputation for their advanced understanding of this technology and field of study to aid their sailing and ocean-going efforts throughout history.
What is navigation?