Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Traditions
Indigenous Knowledge
🍁 Canada Fun Facts
Alberta & Calgary Fun Facts
100
This word means the first peoples of a land.
Indigenous
100
The Ojibwe people created this to help protect sleeping children.
What is a dream catcher?
100
This word means a picture or object that represents an idea.
Symbol
100
These are Canada's two official languages.
English and French
100
This is the largest city in Alberta.
Calgary
200
These are the three main Indigenous groups in Canada.
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit
200
Bad dreams are believed to get caught in this part of a dream catcher.
Web
200
One respected Indigenous knowledge keeper is called this.
Elder
200
This animal is the official animal of Canada.
Beaver
200
This city is the capital of Alberta.
Edmonton
300
This Indigenous group traditionally lived in the Arctic.
Inuit
300
This was an easy to make survival food for many Indigenous forced off their land.
Fry bread
300
Traditions, language, and beliefs together are called this.
Culture
300
This city is the capital of Canada.
Ottowa
300
This famous national park near Calgary is known for its mountains and turquoise lakes.
Banff
400
This Indigenous group has both First Nations and European or French ancestry.
Métis
400
This type of home was traditionally used by many Plains Indigenous peoples.
Tipi
400
How did the Indigenous traditionally share stories with others?
Oral storytelling/speaking
*They did not have a writing system
400
Canada Day is celebrated on this date every year.
July 1
400
This famous dinosaur museum is located in Alberta.
The Royal Tyrell Museum
500
Many Indigenous peoples use this name for North America.
Turtle Island
500
This large brown animal provided food, clothing, and materials for many Plains peoples.
Hint: In Alberta, we have a cultural site called the "Head Smashed in ____________ Jump"
Buffalo
500
This type of society is one where women hold important leadership roles.
Hint: it is the opposite of a patriarchy
matriarchy
500
In Canada, National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on ___________________, which is also the summer solstice.
June 21
500
This is the name of Calgary's world-famous summer festival.
The Calgary Stampede