FOODS
A type of grass, which grows in the fresh water lakes of North America. (A little goes a long way!)
What is Wild Rice?
Represents loyalty, strong family ties, good communication, education, understanding, humility, and intelligence.
What is Wolf?
The consciousness shared from generation to generation within each Indigenous community.
What is Ways of Knowing and Being?
A traditional way that many Indigenous people share stories and history is by telling them out loud.
What is Storytelling?
According to many Indigenous creation stories, this animal carried the Earth on its back after the Great Flood.
What is a Turtle?
Corn, bean and squash make up this dish.
What is Three Sister Soup?
Represents happiness, joy, beauty, intelligence, peace and love.
What is Hummingbird?
Indigenous ways of knowing emphasize a strong connection to this part of the environment.
What is the Land?
Indigenous leaders often signed these agreements with the government to share land and resources.
What are Treaties?
In some Indigenous cultures, the story of Turtle Island explains the creation of this important part of life that connects all living things.
What is the Earth or Land?
How old children are typically breastfed until.
What is 3 years of age?
Represents courage, strength, family, and health.
What is Bear?
In Indigenous cultures, the "Seven Generations Principle" encourages people to consider the impact of their actions on this many generations into the future.
What is Seven?
Métis people worked hard to create this Canadian province.
What is Manitoba?
In one version of the Turtle Island creation story, this bird brought back mud from the bottom of the water to create land.
What is a Muskrat?
Types of animals include deer elk, moose, caribou and antelope.
What is Wild Game?
Represents wealth, wisdom, productivity, teamwork, creativity, creation, cooperation, persistence and harmony.
What is Beaver?
How Indigenous worldviews see the whole person.
What is Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Intellectual?
Many Indigenous peoples use this symbol, often shaped like a circle, to teach about balance and the connection between all parts of life.
What is the Medicine Wheel?
The story of Turtle Island teaches many lessons, including how all living things are connected to this.
What is Nature?
Premium wild forage vegetable of spring. No other vegetable matches the flavour.
What is Fiddleheads?
Symbolizes abundance, fertility, prosperity and renewal.
What is Salmon?
Words associated with the 4 R's.
What is Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, Responsibility?
This Métis leader helped his people create their own province in Canada.
Who is Louis Riel?
Some Indigenous peoples believe that the Earth is supported by a giant turtle, which represents these qualities.
What is Wisdom, Longevity, and Harmony with the Environment?