FIRST CONTACT (THE SHOW)
Wabanaki
Treaties
INDIGENOUS & SETTLER PERSPECTIVES
Today
100

What network did First Contact appear on?

CBC

100

This term refers to a group of Indigenous nations whose traditional territory includes parts of Atlantic Canada.

The Wabanaki

100

These treaties were signed between the British and the Wabanaki in the 1700s.

The Peace and Friendship Treaties

100

In the early years of European arrival, Indigenous peoples helped settlers survive by teaching them how to what?

Fish, farm, hunt and survive winters

100

What is repairing relationships between Indigenous peoples and non‑Indigenous Canadians called?

Reconciliation

200

Why were the participants on First Contact chosen for this experience?

They have strong opinions and/or deep misunderstanding of Indigenous peoples.

200

The Wolastoqey people are closely connected to this river.

The Saint John River

200

Unlike many other treaties in Canada, the Peace and Friendship Treaties did NOT include this.

Land surrender

200

What is a stereotype?

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

200

What is a practice many schools and events now do to recognize the First Peoples of the land they are on?

A Land Acknowledgment

300

What was the main goal of First Contact?

Learning, reflection, and reconciliation

300

The Wabanaki Confederacy was formed mainly to what?

Promote peace, cooperation, and mutual protection and decision-making.

300

One purpose of the Peace and Friendship Treaties was to bring an end to this.

War/Conflict

300

Indigenous peoples helped settlers by showing them which local plants could be used for this.

Food and medicine

300

What are all people of Canada called - both Indigenous and non-Indigenous? ("Not Canadian")

Treaty People

400

What are two experiences that the participants have with Indigenous folks?

Powwow, Sweat Lodge, Hunting, Discussions, Street Clean-Up etc

400

This word means land is traditionally viewed as something to be respected, shared, and passed down to the next generation.

Stewardship

400

These treaties are still considered valid under this country’s law today.

Canada

400

How did settlers tried to erase Indigenous cultures by banning languages, traditions, and family connections?

Residential Schools

400

Many Indigenous communities throughout Canada are under an advisory that impacts their everyday. 

Water advisory

500

What was one thing that impacted the lives of many of the Indigenous folks that some of the participants had never even heard of?

Residential Schools

500

Who are the 5 Nations that make up the Wabanaki Confederacy?

The Mi'kmaq, the Wolastoqey, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Abenaki

500

The treaties promised Indigenous peoples the right to what?

Hunt, fish, and trade in their traditional territories

500

What is it called when the negative impacts of historical events continue to affect children and grandchildren, even many years later.

Generational Trauma

500

What colour is often worn to show support for Indigenous children and survivors?

Orange