Metis
Metis people are a mix between ______ and ______
Indigenous people and French Europeans
Where in Canada do Inuit people live?
In the North
What is the name of the big pieces of wood that tell the story of the family?
Totem poles
What is colonization?
When a country comes and takes land away from people who live there
What is the only province in the West Coast region?
BC
What is the name of the Metis bread that we made?
Bannock
What is the name of the house Inuit people used to build out of ice?
Igloo
What is the name of the boat First Nations boats?
Canoes
What did Europeans want from Indigenous people?
First, to trade furs. Later, for Indigenous people to be more like Europeans.
What are Canada's three oceans?
The prairies and central Canada
Inuit sleds were pulled by
What is the name of the house First Nations people lived in?
What is one bad thing that happened because of colonization?
- Many Indigenous people died because they got sick
- Indigenous people had to move away because Europeans wanted to build houses
- Indigenous children were taken away from their parents
- Indigenous language was largely lost
- Many Indigenous people are still poor today
What is Canada's population?
40 million
Metis are famous for what kind of art?
Beadwork
An Inuit boat is called a
What is the name of the island above Vancouver island famous for its Indigenous art?
Haida Gwaii
What year did European colonizers come to Canada?
1534
Why does Canada speak French and English?
Colonizers from England and from France both wanted Canada.
What does the French word "Metis" mean?
To mix races
What is an old word for Inuit people?
Eskimos
What is the name of one group of First Nations people in Vancouver?
Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh
What was the name of the schools colonizers sent Indigenous people to for them to learn how to be more European?
Residential schools
How did Canada get the name "Canada"?
Europeans asked Indigenous people what the land was called. Indigenous people told them "Kanata" which means "village" in Indigenous languages. Kanata became Canada.