The First Contact Between Indigenous Peoples & Settlers ACTIVITY

Norse Vikings Arrive

100

What were the houses they set up called?

What is:

Stofas

300

Why did the Norse Vikings leave?

What is:

consistent attacks, un-friendly relationships, and the harsh winters of Canada.

500

Where did the Norse Vikings Land?

What is:

L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland

Key figures & Nations

100

Who was the first explorer to land in North America?

What is:

Christopher Columbus

300

Where did many of the explorers think they landed when they arrived in the "New Land"?

What is:

Asia. Many explorers were trying to find a quicker way to Asia but instead discovered North America.

500

What Indigenous Nation were and are apart of the Haudenosaunee?

What is:

The Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas peoples.

France & Britain Arrive

100

Who was the person who led the expeditions to Canada for the British and the French?

What is:

Jhon Cabot and Jacque Cartier

300

Where did the French land and what Indigenous Nation did they interact with with?

What is:

The St Lawerence River and The Huron People.

500

Why was Big Bear a key Indigenous figure?

What is:

His involvement in Treaty 6 & the 1855 northwest resistance.

Affects of Indigenous Peoples

100

What are some ways the colonization affected Indigenous people? (Choose 2)

What is:

//Possible answers//

1. Sickness and Disease

2. The Indian Act

3. The Indigenous were forced to be dependent on the Colonizers

4. The 1855 resistance

5. Indigenous fought back against the government

6. Multiple revisions of the Indian Act

7. Truth and Reconciliation/ land acknowledgements

300

Why did the Indigenous people fight back against the government created by the colonizers? 

What is:

The Indigenous did not like the way they were being treated. This caused many Indigenous Nations and people to fight against the colonizers for their rights. 

500

What were some of the things within The Indian Act that affected Indigenous peoples? (Choose 3)

What is:

1. denied women status;
2. introduced residential schools;
3. created reserves;
4. renamed individuals with European names;
5. restricted First Nations from leaving the reserve without permission from an Indian Agent;
6. enforced enfranchisement of any First Nation admitted to university;
7. could expropriate portions of reserves for roads, railways and other public works, as well as to move an entire reserve away from a municipality if it was deemed expedient;
8. could lease out uncultivated reserve lands to non-First Nations if the new leaseholder would use it for farming or pasture;
9. forbade First Nations from forming political organizations;
10. prohibited anyone, First Nation or non-First Nation, from soliciting funds for First Nation legal claims without a special license from the Superintendent General. (This 1927 amendment granted the government control over the ability of First Nations to pursue land claims);
11. prohibited the sale of alcohol to First Nations;
12. prohibited sale of ammunition to First Nations;
13. prohibited pool hall owners from allowing First Nations entrance;
14. imposed the "band council" system;
15. forbade First Nations from speaking their native language;
16. forbade First Nations from practicing their traditional religion;
17. forbade western First Nations from appearing in any public dance, show, exhibition, stampede or pageant wearing traditional regalia;
18. declared potlatch and other cultural ceremonies illegal;
19. denied First Nations the right to vote;
20. created the permit system to control First Nations' ability to sell products from farms;
21. is a piece of legislation created under British rule for the purpose of subjugating one race - Indigenous people.

NOTE - This Information was copied from the book 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act Written by Robert P.C. Joseph

Process of Colonization

100

To travel and discover new land

What

 is Exploration?

300

The act of authority taking land for benifit

What is Expropriation?

500

To excuse one's decisions 

What is Justification?