Getting to Know Musqueam
What does “unceded” mean regarding Musqueam land?
Land that was never surrendered or legally transferred to the Crown through a treaty.
What is the name of the traditional language spoken by the Musqueam people?
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
On what date is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observed each year in Canada?
September 30th
UBC is located on which Vancouver-area First Nation's territory?
The Musqueam First Nation
Musqueam is a community of about how many people?
1300 people
What sound does the letter θ (theta) in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ make?
Orange Shirt Day, which aligns with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, began in what year?
2013
The giant cedar post carved by James Hart, raised in 2017 beside the Forest Sciences Centre, is known by this name.
What is the Reconciliation Pole?
Where is the current Musqueam reserve located?
Along SW Marine Drive near Dunbar
In hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, what does the raised mark above some consonants indicate ( k̓, t̓, q̓)?
This symbol indicates a glottal stop – the sound made by briefly closing your throat.
What phrase is commonly associated with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation?
“Every Child Matters”
UBC’s bilingual street signs use hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ names which use this kind of system for directions instead of the usual north/south/east/west.
What is a place‑based directional system?
What phrase is used to describe the ancient Musqueam village located in present-day Vancouver, around the Marpole area?
c̓əsnaʔəm: The City Before the City
In hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the word xʷməθkʷəy̓əm refers to this.
The Musqueam people or Musqueam territory.
The orange shirt comes from the story of which residential school survivor?
Phyllis Webstad
The “Musqueam Post” carved by Brent Sparrow Jr. tells an origin story involving this mythical creature.
What is the double‑headed serpent
Where does the name Musqueam originate from? (Bonus points for the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ translation of Musqueam)
The flowering plant, məθkʷəy̓ (Muthkwey). In hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, Musqueam means "people of the river grass."
CHALLENGE! DOUBLE POINTS!
In hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, what is one reason verbs can encode what would be a full English sentence?
The language is polysynthetic, combining subject, object, and action into a single word.
How many federally run residential schools were in operation in Canada between 1867 and 1996?
140
The street sign, "cəl̕qʷas", refers to which street on the UBC campus? (Bonus: 100 points extra if you can describe its meaning).
cəl̕qʷas describes the location of East Mall. Its meaning is to be facing East from its location is to face inland and away from the Salish Sea.