Names
The ____ are a group of Indigenous people that commonly inhabit the Arctic regions.
Inuit
This multi-denominational collaboration involved four distinct church bodies—Anglican, United, Presbyterian, and Catholic—who partnered with the federal government to run these institutions.
This specific Cree funeral ritual is performed to safely return a person's physical body back to Mother Earth.
Wake
What are FNMI?
First Nations, Metis and Inuit
What are the 3 overarching groups that make up what we call Indigenous peoples in Canada
First Nations, Metis and Inuit
This specific, gift-giving coastal ceremony was banned by the government in 1885.
Potlatch
This intense, solitary experience is undertaken by young people during puberty to seek personal direction in life.
Vision Quest
Who is an Elder?
A community member who is recognized and deeply respected for their vast spiritual wisdom, life experience, leadership skills, and commitment to preserving culture.
The name of the major international religious leader who made a historic, formal trip directly to Edmonton to address historical grievances and relations with Indigenous peoples.
Pope Francis
Passed in 1857, this specific act was designed to systematically assimilate Indigenous peoples into European culture.
Gradual Civilization Act
When hair is braided, its three individual strands symbolize these three components of a person.
What are body, mind, and spirit?
What is a Smudge ceremony?
An intense, solitary spiritual journey undertaken by young people during puberty where they fast in nature to seek personal direction, a spirit guide, and purpose from the Creator.
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) call the universal spirit power by this name, believing it can attach itself directly to physical objects or animals.
Orenda
This 1876 piece of legislation gave the federal government the authority to set up residential schools.
Indian Act
In a traditional Cree naming ritual, the name-giver undergoes these practices to wait for a name to be revealed by the Spirit.
What are fasting, meditating, praying, or dreaming?
This major traditional summer ceremony involves communal dancing, fasting, and personal sacrifice, with the core purpose of seeking community renewal and a deep spiritual rebirth.
Sun Dance
This is the specific traditional Cree name for the Trickster character, a dynamic cultural figure known for changing shapes to teach moral lessons.
Weesageechak
After decades of being practiced in secret, the legal ban on traditional Indigenous ceremonies was finally lifted in this year.
1951
This specific Cree tradition is a celebratory dance circle held specifically to communicate and bond with ancestral spirits who have moved on.
Round Dance
Who is a Medicine Person?
A spiritual leader and healer in Indigenous communities who serves as an intermediary between the physical and spirit worlds to offer guidance and medicine.