Australian Aboriginal
This part of Torres Strait Islanders culture occurs when childless family members adopt a child so that they are given an opportunity to raise their own child. It also strengthens bonds between families and means that boys and girls can be distributed evenly between families or can provide care for an older relative.
What is customary adoption
The Indigenous name for the North American continent.
What is Turtle Island
In official gatherings and events in Canada, what is often done at the beginning to recognize the traditional Indigenous territories?
What is a land acknowledgment?
A national sport of Canada invented by First Nations.
What is lacrosse?
This crop, domesticated by Indigenous peoples in the Americas, became a staple food source worldwide.
What is maize (corn)?
Famous Aboriginal musical instrument.
What is a didgeridoo?
Which Indigenous civilization built the impressive city of Machu Picchu in the 15th century?
Who are the Inca?
The 3 distinct groups of Indigenous peoples recognized by the Canadian Constitution.
What is First Nations, Inuit and Métis?
The year the last government-funded residential school closed in Canada.
What is 1997?
Many Indigenous cultures in North America hold powwows, which are gatherings that celebrate their heritage through music, dance, and community. What is the primary musical instrument often used in powwow music?
What is the drum, specifically the powwow drum?
The percentage of Australian population made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
What is 3.3 percent, or around 800,000 of 25 million people.
What is the term for the traditional dwellings of many Indigenous peoples in North America, often made of wooden frames covered with animal hides or bark?
What are wigwams or tipis?
This province has the largest concentration of Indigenous people— almost 250,000
What is Ontario?
The number of Calls to Action the T&R commission made.
What is 94?
Who was the Lakota Sioux chief known for his role in the Battle of Little Bighorn and his resistance against the U.S. government's encroachment on Native lands?
Who is Sitting Bull?
Age of the Aboriginal culture, considered the longest continuous civilization?
What is 65 thousand years?
The first treaties in North America; tubular beads made from small shells sewn together to represent an agreement between nations.
What is a Wampum Belt?
In 1996, the Governor General of Canada proclaimed June 21st this day.
What is National Indigenous Peoples Day?
Manitoba's 25th premier. Canada's first provincial premier of First Nations descent.
Who is Wab Kinew?
This Indigenous agricultural technique, still used today, involves growing multiple crops in the same area, which benefits soil health and overall sustainability.
What is companion planting or the Three Sisters (corn, beans, and squash)?
A spiritual belief of a place beyond time and space, where the past, the present and the future exist as whole
What is dreamtime?
This Native American language, used to transmit messages during WW2, is known for its complexity and unique syntax, making it one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in the United States.
What is Navajo (Diné bizaad)?
This Indigenous group in Canada is famous for their intricate and colorful beadwork and artwork.
Who are the Métis?
The number of First Nations groups/communities that exist in Canada today.
What is 634?
What is the term for the Native American writing system that used pictorial symbols to represent words and concepts?
What is petroglyphs?