Key Words and Concepts
Who was 'Maher Arar'?
Canadian citizen who was detained in the USA and sent to Syria, where he was tortured.
The First Peoples Arrival Theory which proposes that residents of the Iberian Peninsula ventured into the Atlantic following glaciers that then covered the North Sea landing on the Atlantic Coast of North America is:
The Atlantic Crossing Theory
What are the three 'categories' of Aboriginal people in Canada?
First Nations, Inuit and Metis
•In 1876, the Indian Act allowed the federal government to set up residential schools for Aboriginal children, which were run by Anglican, United, Presbyterian, and Catholic churches.
For 200 points, tell me which year the potlatch ceremony was banned as a result of the Indian Act.
1885
Pacific Coast Aboriginal homes were mostly made out of:
Wood
What is meant by the concept, 'taking a historical perspective'?
Putting yourself in the shoes of someone in the past – but leaving behind some of the values and beliefs that shape your thinking today
The body of water the first people to Canada crossed, according to the Clovis theory
The Bering Strait
Which of the main Aboriginal Groups included the Huron peoples?
The Iroquoians
This ceremonial act is used to purify people and places, such as before a wedding or pow-wow.
Smudging
What type of houses did the Subarctic Aboriginal peoples have?
Igloos
Name two types of 'primary-source' evidence.
- verbal testimony, letters, maps, photographs, tv broadcasts, artifacts, buildings, clothes or tools.
In explaining the origins of the first people in North America, how did Aboriginal groups believe they got here?
They were placed here by their Creator or Great Spirit
Which Aboriginal Group commonly hunted buffalo on horseback?
The Plains
What does the pipe symbolize?
The unity and harmony of the physical and spiritual world.
Which Aboriginal peoples made their houses leather tipis.
The Plains tribes
Name the term:
'The process or policy the Canadian Government used to eradicate Native cultures and replace it with “White” culture.'
Assimilation
The First Peoples Arrival Theory which proposes that Inhabitants of Australia and the islands of the South Pacific travelled East, across the pacific Ocean and landed on the West coast of South America is:
The Pacific Crossing Theory
Which Aboriginal Group took part in the potlatch?
The Northwest Coast
Describe potlatch.
Any of the points below:
-involve feasts, dancing and singing
-main function of re-distributing wealth
-integral to governing structure of tribes
For 400 points, name all four Aboriginal Groups we studied.
The Iroquoians
The Northwest Coast
The Plains
The Sub-arctic
Define what it means to 'take a historical perspective'.
What type of artifact was found in Clovis, Mexico which served as evidence of the Bering Land Bridge Theory?
A spear
Which Aboriginal Group covered Alaska to the Maritimes?
The Subarctic.
Describe the 'Shaking Tent' ceremony.
People would gather in a tent in attempt to summon spirits from the spiritual world. The tent would shake when spirits were contacted.
Why did each Aboriginal Group have such different housing?
(looking for two main factors)
(affected by climate and building materials)