Important Dates
Treaty 7 covering southern Alberta was signed on this date.
What is September 22, 1877?
This sacred medicine/plant is sometimes called the "hair of mother earth".
What is Sweetgrass?
Under Treaty 4 the Crown promised First Nations reserves, education, annuity payments, agricultural benefits, and provisions in exchange for this.
What is use of the land?
Indigenous peoples in Canada include these three groups.
Who are the Métis, First Nations, and Inuit?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada submitted its final report in this year.
What is 2015?
In this year, First Nations Peoples received protection under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
What is 2008?
Métis in these 8 places have the only designated land base in Canada.
What are the Metis Settlements of Alberta?
What is the amount of money that each Indigenous person receives according the terms of Treaty 4?
What is a 5 dollars
Traditionally, Inuit hunters could travel great distances by using this mode of transportation.
What are dog teams and sleds?
The TRC was created to document and reveal the history of what happened to Indigenous Peoples in these institutions.
What are Residential Schools?
The last Residential School closed in this year.
What is 1996?
Inuit traditions teach that this entity connects humans, nature, and the spirit world.
What is Sila?
These individuals benefit from the signed Treaties.
Who is each person living in Canada.
Métis and First Nations people relied upon this animal until the great herds were wiped out by American hunters and settlers by 1883.
What is Bison, also known as Buffalo.
There are 94 items listed in this TRC outcome document.
The Battle of Batoche, the last major battle of the North-West Resistance in which Canada used military force against First Nations and Métis people was fought in this year.
What is 1885?
This is the smoke from burning medicines during prayer.
What is smudge?
These individuals were supposed to receive new clothing every 3 years under treaty terms.
Who are the chiefs?
Under the Indian Act, First Nations could not leave the reserve without permission from the Indian Agent under this system.
What is the Pass System?
Truth-telling is the way these people describe their experience in residential schools.
Who are survivors?
What year was the Battle of the Belly River (last major conflict between First Nations peoples in Canada)?
What is 1870.
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis have retained this number of languages across Canada.
What is 70?
Treaties 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 covering parts of this province.
What is Alberta?
The Red River Resistance (1869-1870) was a significant struggle over land and rights led by this Métis leader.
Who is Louis Riel?
The TRC of Canada interviewed and wrote about these groups of Indigenous Peoples.
Who are First Nation, Inuit, and Metis?