Dig Into It
Dr. John Mohawk wants humanity to prioritize their relationships with these dietary and ecosystem heroes.
Plants
Believing that all Indigenous Peoples hold the same opinions, practice the same cultural traditions, and have the same relationships to their environment are all examples of _____.
Pan-Indigeneity
This form of colonialism is unique to Canada (and a few other countries like the United States, New Zealand, and Australia).
Settler-colonialism
Vanessa Watts posits that Indigenous Knowledges and stories are in fact _____.
History
This official national sport of Canada (declared in 1859) was a gift from the Creator to the Haudenosaunee.
Lacrosse - it is slated as a sport for LA 2028, and there are political questions regarding whether the Haudenosaunee Confederacy should send their own team.
This organization published the historical timeline you read which documents milestones in Indigenous and European interactions.
Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
While many illnesses were introduced or spread by Europeans, so were invasive species which challenged ecological balance. These common road and trail-side invasive can be seen on Burnaby mountain.
English Ivy and Himalayan Blackberry
More on ivy - heavy, thick and fast growing. Can weigh down infrastructure and threaten to smother trees such as cedar, which are of cultural significance. Increase blowdown and prevent access to medicine.
The Haudenosaunee Peoples negotiated this treaty with the Dutch.
The Kaswentha or Two Row Wampum
Indigenous Knowledge is rooted in an intimate relationship with ______.
Place
Making use of a famous number out on the ice, this TRC Call to Action calls "upon all levels of government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, sports halls of fame, and other relevant organizations, to provide public education that tells the national story of Aboriginal athletes in history."
#87
John Mohawk states that this attribute is humanity's greatest strength, embodied by our ongoing survival as a species. He extends this to other beings living on the planet today.
Adaptability
Which document declares that "Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development"
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
The Royal Proclamation of this year claimed the territory east of the Appalachian mountains for the British Crown.
1763
Rather than resources to be exploited, many Indigenous worldviews view lands, waters, and other living beings as possessing this.
Agency
Gwich'in twins Sharon Anne & Shirley Anne Firth repeatedly made history as Olympians from Old Crow, competing at the international level for over twenty years in this sport, only introduced to their community in the mid-1900s.
Cross-country skiing
Robin Wall Kimmerer calls her protocol for relations with more-than-human beings by this alliterative name.
The Honourable Harvest
This is the term used in Canadian law for 'questions' around Indigenous land rights and sovereignty.
Aboriginal Title
These treaties were the only historical set 'negotiated' in what is today British Columbia with more that 14 Nations, relating to land on Vancouver Island. They are named for the lead Crown representative in negotiations and governor of the colony at that time.
The Douglas Treaties
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson shares an Anishinaabe teaching in which a small child discovers this substance, exemplifying 'land as pedagogy'.
Maple Sugar
Tom Longboat was the first Onondaga and Indigenous person to represent Team Canada at the 1908 Olympic games, competing in this sport - which may surprise you.
Distance running - He was the first Indigenous person to win the Boston Marathon the year before in 1907 and developed training methods still in use today.
This treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe outlines sharing of lands and resources in the Great Lakes regions, making use of culinary metaphor.
Dish with One Spoon Treaty
This Aboriginal Title court case undertaken by the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en peoples in the 1990s produced a seminal ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
The UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is legally a _______ document.
NON-binding
This major calendar event between coastal First Nations was banned from 1885 to 1951, impeding gathering, economic exchange, knowledge-sharing, political organization, and ceremonies such as title and rights transfers.
Potlatch
Waneek Horn-Miller survived an injury during the Oka Crisis (1991) and went on to compete internationally in this summer sport notorious for its difficulty and physical contact. You may have seen her on tv as a host for Paris 2024 coverage.
Water Polo