Traditions
What Ukrainian tradition is celebrated at Easter time?
Psyanky eggs are decorated.
What is a natural resource from Saskatchewan?
Wheat, canola, potash.
Who were the first people to live at Saskatoon?
The Aboriginal peoples, such as the Cree, Blackfoot and Metis.
What are 2 service jobs that would be found in Saskatoon?
Farmer and restaurant worker.
What province is Saskatoon in?
Saskatchewan
What is one tradition that the Ukrainians perform at festivals?
What is one tradition that the Ukrainians perform at festivals?Ukrainian dancing.
What is made from canola fields?
Canola oil.
What country did the settlers come from?
Ukraine
What are 3 things you could do in Saskatoon? (tourism activities)
1. Visit a farm 2. Visit a boomtown. 3. See the river.
What are three words that tell about the land in Saskatoon?
Flat, Fields, Valleys.
What is a festival that they celebrate in Saskatoon?
What are the two festivals that they celebrate in Saskatoon?
What is done with the wheat fields that are harvested?
Wheat is made into flour. (Saskatchewan has lots of flour mills).
What kind of community did Saskatoon become? Rural or urban?
Urban. Around the city of Saskatoon, you will find the rural community -- the farming communities.
Name 2 languages that people in Saskatoon speak.
1. English 2. Ukrainian.
What direction would you travel if you went from our community to Saskatoon?
East
Name 2 other traditional Ukrainian foods beside perogies.
Borsht and cabbage rolls
Name a good that is produced in Saskatoon.
Perogies, farming tools
Why did the settlers want to build a community in Saskatoon?
Because the soil was rich and good for farming.
What colours are on the Ukrainian flag?
Blue and yellow.
What river runs through Saskatoon?
The South Saskatchewan River.
Why is it important for people to have traditions?
So that people can remember where they came from.
Name one type of art that the Ukrainians are known for making (not the psyanky).
Pottery, or Rizba
What did the early aboriginal people live in? Did the settlers use the same thing for their houses?
They lived in tipis. No, the settlers built houses and farms.
Name the 3 prairie provinces.
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Is the capital of Saskatchewan Saskatoon?
No, it is Regina.