War & Peace
Europeans and Cree crossed the Saskatchewan River and warred on the Tsááʔ çhé ne dane people, who were outmatched because they didn't have this weapon.
What are firearms (AKA guns)?
The Northwest Company built the first trading post in Dane-zaa territory, on the reddish-mud banks of the Peace River. It was near this fort.
What is Fort Vermillion?
If I have 10 eggs and one is white, the fraction of white eggs I have is...
What is 1/10?
The act of continuing to work toward a goal even when it becomes difficult.
What is perseverance?
(persistence is also good)
If I have 6 dimes, I have 60 cents. How do I write this amount as a decimal when converting it to dollars?
What is $0.60 or $0.6?
The Cree and the Beaver First Nations smoked this on the banks of the Peace River.
What is a peace pipe?
230 years ago, Rocky Mountain Fort was built by Alexander Mackenzie. What year was it?
What is 1795?
If I have 10 eggs and 3 are brown, the fraction of brown eggs I have is...
What is 3/10?
Wanting something to happen and believing that it can.
What is hope?
If I have 3 nickels, I have 15 cents. When converting this amount to dollars, how do I write it as a decimal?
What is $0.15?
This belt was handed out to all the indigenous and colonial people who signed the Great Peace of Montreal.
What is a Wampum Belt?
The first Fort St. John was built where the ------- River enters the Peace River.
What is the Moberly River?
If I have a pie cut into 5 pieces, and I ate 2 pieces, I ate this fraction of the pie.
What is 2/5?
The ability to bounce back from an obstacle.
What is resilience?
If I have 5 dimes and 5 nickels, what how many dollars do I have (tell or write in decimal form).
What is $0.75?
In 1823, an armed conflict with local First Nations (who were trying to stave off smallpox) caused the closure of this fort.
What is Fort d'Epinette?
Fort d'Epinette (FSJ#2) is named for the tamarack or white spruce that grew so abundantly in 1806. It was built at the mouth of the ------ river.
What is the Beatton River?
If I had a pie cut into eight pieces and I ate four pieces, what fraction of the pie is left?
What is 4/8 or 1/2?
The ability to do something difficult even when you are worried, afraid, or uncertain.
What is courage?
If I have 10 dimes and 10 nickels, how many dollars do I have, written in decimal form?
What is $1.50?
In 1876, this first Prime Minister of Canada made it illegal for indigenous people to speak their own language, educate their own children and perform cultural ceremonies like Doig Days, Pow Wows and Potlatches.
Who is Sir John A. MacDonald?
After closing Fort d'Epinette for 40 years, it was reopened on the South Side of the Peace River. This company reopened it and named it Fort St. John.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
I had an area model with 30 pop cubes. One-third of the cubes were green, and two-thirds were white. Exactly how many cubes are green?
What is "10 pop cubes are green"?
Writing notes of emotional support or encouragement to yourself or others.
What are positive affirmations?
If I have $1.00 and I spent three dimes and two nickels, how many dollars do I have left? (Written/said in decimal form).
What is $0.60?