Sports
This Canadian sport is played on ice with sticks and a puck.
Hockey
This Blackfoot word means “hello.”
Oki
This actor starred in Smoke Signals and played Victor.
Adam Beach
This singer has long stated she has Cherokee ancestry, a claim that has been widely questioned.
Cher
A fast stick and ball game that comes from the Haudenosaunee nations, often called the "Creators Game"
Lacrosse
This NBA player is known as “King James.”
LeBron James
This word refers to a buffalo.
Iinii
This Olympic athlete is a champion in WNBA basketball.
Shoni Schimmel
This award-winning musician publicly identified as Cree for decades, leading to major media controversy in recent years.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
This Inuk hockey player was the first from Nunavut to play in the NHL and is known for both his toughness on the ice and his advocacy for mental health.
Jordin Tootoo
This sport features touchdowns, field goals, and the Super Bowl.
Football
This word means woman.
Aakíí
This Inuit woman is a Governor General of Canada.
Mary Simon
This author and broadcaster has openly discussed his mixed heritage and his relationship to Cherokee identity in his writing.
Thomas King
This Blackfoot swimmer represented Canada at the 2024 Olympic Games, making history for Indigenous athletes in swimming.
Apollo Hess
This athlete is known as the fastest man alive.
Usain Bolt
What is the name of the city we're currently having our Christmas dinner at?
Sikoohkohtooki
This native woman was a famous interpreter and guide.
Sacagawea
Who, most recently, was attacked by the Blackfoots online for naming Lily Gladstone a Pretendian?
Fiona Moar
This Blackfoot bull rider is a multiple Canadian Finals Rodeo champion and one of the most respected riders in Canadian rodeo history.
Jim Gladstone
This Indigenous NHL player is known as “The Roadrunner.”
Ethan Bear
What is the Blackfoot word for Christmas?
Itahmistomahkahtoyikyistsikoyi
This Indigenous author wrote The Marrow Thieves.
Cherie Dimaline
This Sesame Street character is jokingly called a “pretendian” online for wearing a feather and giving very confident vibes.
Big Bird
This NHL star from Alberta won a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames and later became a strong advocate for survivors of abuse and mental health awareness.
Theo Fleury