Canadian-Indigenous History
What are the three distinct Indigenous groups in Canada?
What is First Nations, Metis and Inuit?
Canadian rapper Aubrey Graham is better known by his stage name
Who is drake?
Inuit throat singer known for her videos singing with her mother on Tiktok & was featured in Sephora's first National Indigenous History Month Campaign.
Who is Shina Novalinga?
Name one Indigenous traditional dance.
What is the Grass dance, straight dance, round dance, victory dance, jingle dance, men's traditional dance, women's traditional dance, rain dance, sun dance and hunting dance.
At 8 years old she she delivered her first speech for access to clean water in Indigenous reserves accross Canada and has been named the Chief Water Commissioner.
Who is Autumn Peltier?
What is the name of the Act that denied Indigenous women Indian status, and rights to property and land if they married a non-Indigenous man?
What is the 1876 Indian Act?
Canadian singer known for his songs, 'Blinding Lights, Starboy, Wicked Games and House of Balloons.
Who is the Weeknd?
Rose to fame at the begining of the pandemic for his traditional hoop dancing that blends traditional cree culture with hip-hop culture.
Who is Notoriouscree or James Jones
A cultural event where different Indigenous communities come together to eat, sing and dance.
What is a Powwow?
Canadian social worker and upcoming actor known for her roles as Elora on Reservation Dogs and her movie Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Blood Quantum and The Lie.
Who is Kawennahere Devery Jacobs or Devery Jacobs?
Who was the first European explorer to find the arctic ocean? Hint: He has a river named after him located in the Yukon, it's the longest river in Canada.
Who is Alexander Mackenzie?
A Canadian Indigenous dance/electronic band known for blending traditional Indigenous music with hip-hop, dubstep and reggae.
Who is The Hulluci Nation formely known as A Tribe Called Red?
Known for her beading and pow-wow dancing on Tiktok. This influencer was featured in Teen Vogue and Sephoras first ever National Indigenous Month Campaign.
Who is Indigenous Baddie and or Michelle Chubb?
Traditional house that Inuit people lived in during the winter time and or used for hunting.
What is an Igloo?
Film, TV, theatre producer, actor, advocate and former member of Parliament. She's known for her roles on North of 60, Heater, Mohawk Girls and For Angela and paving the way for Indigenous actors in Canadian media
Who is Tina Keeper?
What European explorer was credited for 'discovering' the Americas?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
An Indigenous sports activity that was named Canada's official sport in 1859.
What is Lacrosse?
Indigenous influencer on tiktok who creats Indigenous hair tutorials, Aunty T's History Lesson, and videos of her dancing in traditional regalia.
Who is Tia Woods?
A traditional bread made by Indigenous people
What is Bannock or Flatbread?
Metis artist who created the REDress project to bring attention to Canada's Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Who is Jamie Black?
What was the policy created by Pierre Eliott Trudeau that stated the governments intentions on eliminating Indian Status, treaties and the Department of Indian Affairs.
What is the White Paper?
A show about mountie police in a small town in the Northwest Territories.
What is North of 60?
A two spirit comedian and twitch streamer based in Toronto who creates content on Tiktok raising awareness about Indigenous languages and 2STok.
Who is Kairyn Potts?
A traditional ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul or home of negative energys and or thoughts. Hint: You can use sage, ceder or sweet grass in this ceremony.
What is smudging?
This activist lost her Indian Status after marrying and advocated for changes to the Indian Act which she succeeded in doing.
Who is Mary Two-Axe Earley?