Consent
Generations
Uncovering Truth
Terms
Names
100

The term for when a person fully understands the procedure, its purpose, potential risks, and long-term impacts.

Informed Understanding

100

What was similar to residential schools but more commonly found on reserve lands with children returning home to their families in the evenings?

Indian Day School

100

The process of downplaying, excusing, or misrepresenting facts about the harms caused by Residential Schools.

Denialism

100

What is the process in which a minority group or culture becomes absorbed into the dominant culture?

Assimilation

100

What's the full name for the acronym NCTR?

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

200

The term for when a patient has been clearly informed of every option, including doing nothing, waiting, or seeking a second opinion.

All Available Choices

200

What is the commonly used term that refers to the late 1950s until the 1980s when Indigenous children were removed from their homes without the consent of their families?

Sixties Scoop

200

The belief that one should maintain a positive mindset regardless of the circumstances, often leading to the dismissal of negative emotions.

Toxic Positivity

200

Forced sterilization is an example of what term that seeks to destroy or diminish a group by preventing births, erasing cultural and biological continuity.

Genocide

200

What was the name of the Residential School that operated in Nova Scotia until 1967?

Shubenacadie Indian Residential School

300

The term for when a decision is made freely, without pressure from healthcare providers, family, or systems of authority.

Voluntary Choice

300

What collection of services has been referred to as the Modern Day Residential School system?

Child and Family Services (CFS)

300

The process to find unmarked graves and uncover historical injustices related to the treatment of Indigenous children at Residential Schools.

Ground Search or Ground Searching

300

What is the term when a person agrees to something under undue pressure, misinformation, threats, or conditional offers of services?

Coerced or coercion

300

Name the storyteller/presenter whose son said, "You've got to carry on."

Vivian Ketchum

400

The term for when a person is given written information, time to think about the decision, and access to a trusted advocate or interpreter if needed.

Documentation and Time

400

What does it mean to be a 3rd generation survivour of the Residential School System?

The person, the person’s parents, and the person’s grandparents attended residential school.

400

The term for indicating the possibility of something related to the missing person (clothing, body part, jewelry, etc.) when searching.

Marking

400

What word defines the following definition: "Of, relating to, or for individuals in different generations or age categories."

Intergenerational

400

What was Dr. Antoine Mountain's nickname?

Dunkin Doughnuts

500

The term for when an environment acknowledges and respects Indigenous ways of knowing and the history of medical harm, allowing space for ceremony, family involvement, or Elder support.

Cultural Safety

500

The name for a collection of services that aim to support children in foster care to ensure their wellbeing, mental health, and maintain cultural connection to their community.

Kinship Care Program

500

Name the exercise that involves visiting a community in order to speak with residents and community members about who from their community is missing and how best to bring them home?  

Truth Mapping Exercise

500

What is the term for the examination of social, economic, and political conditions that impact a person’s ability to make choices about reproduction?

Reproductive Justice

500

What is the name associated with awards that recognize Indigenous athletes for their outstanding contributions to sport in Canada (established in 1951)?

Tom Longboat