Indigenous Peoples
By what process did the West take over indigenous people groups?
Colonization
willing to accept behaviors or beliefs different from your own
Tolerant
jump or dive quickly and energetically.
plunge
Name the author
Jack London
Spell my full name
Lydia McGee
What 3 people groups did we study for projects?
Metis
Inuk
First Nations
a small, light, narrow boat pointed at both ends
canoe
game birds, especially aquatic ones
wildfowl
When was it set?
1890s
What state am I from?
Colorado
Bonus Point to guess the city
What was the name of the institutions to which indigenous children were sent?
Residential schools
increasing or becoming successful very quickly
booming
work extremely hard or incessantly.
toiled
What was the major event that the book was based on?
Klondike Gold Rush
What food did I grow up with?
Enchiladas
Give two examples of statistics where indigenous peoples have higher rates than whites
Prison population, victim of a violent crime, daily smoking, heavy drinking
with many complicated details
intricate
a small two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito
gnat
What are the main characters' names?
John Thornton and Buck
Why am I in Armenia?
Getting my MPH at AUA
Give two examples of statistics where indigenous peoples have lower rates than whites
post-secondary education, employment rate
causing you to feel great respect or admiration
awe-inspiring
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
melancholy
Where did the author live while writing this book?
The Yukon
What languages do I speak?
Fluently: English, Bahasa Malaysia, Spanish
Partially: Swahili, Mandarin