The Indian Act
In what year was the Indian Act first imposed?
What is 1876?
What was the main purpose of Residential Schools?
What is to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture?
True or False: Chiefs could be removed for poor leadership.
What is true?
About how many Indigenous people served in WWI?
What is over 4,000?
What is the goal of learning about Residential Schools in modern classrooms?
What is reconciliation / understanding / healing / truth-telling?
Which chapter of the book is called “They Rose Against Us”?
What is Chapter 4?
This 1951 amendment to the Indian Act set elections every ___ years.
What is two years?
Name three of the four main Christian denominations that ran Residential Schools.
What are Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist (later United)?
What was the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy called?
What is the Great Law?
Why did many Indigenous people enlist in WWI despite discrimination?
What is to protect their land, seek adventure, prove loyalty, earn income, etc.?
What does "reconciliation" mean in this context?
What is repairing relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada?
What is Mr Gray's favourite hobby?
What is smoking meat in his smoker?
What legal status did “Status Indians” NOT have until 1951?
What is “personhood” or “legal recognition as people”?
What made residential schools “total institutions”?
What is they controlled every aspect of students’ lives: clothing, language, religion, etc.?
How were women involved in leadership in the Iroquois Confederacy?
What is they nominated chiefs and could call for their removal?
What was banned that made cultural continuation difficult?
What is the potlatch / sun dance / ceremonies?
What organization documented residential school experiences and made 94 Calls to Action?
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)?
The residential school system in Canada operated from the 19th century until what decade?
What is the 1990s?
Why was it difficult for First Nations to dispute land claims under the Indian Act?
What is they needed government approval to hire lawyers or launch legal actions?
Which residential school in Saskatchewan operated the longest?
(Either one) Muscowequan or Gordon Residential School 1889-1996
What major feature of the Great Law encouraged citizen involvement?
What are referenda, public initiatives, recall of leaders?
Why were Indigenous farmers restricted from selling their goods freely?
What is government fear they’d outcompete settlers?
What are (3) actions students today can take toward reconciliation?
What is sharing stories /listening to Indigenous voices, learning history, participating in Orange Shirt Day, or challenging stereotypes?
What year did Mr. Hoffman graduate high school?
Name three ways the Indian Act tried to assimilate Indigenous people into Euro-Canadian society.
What is banning ceremonies / controlling land / removing status through marriage / residential schooling, etc.?
What were lasting impacts of the Residential School system? (3)
What is intergenerational trauma, loss of culture, language decline, identity, etc.?
What made the Great Law of Peace ahead of its time?(3 things)
What is that it had democratic elements, citizen rights, and accountability?
How did Indigenous people show resilience despite government suppression?
What is by secretly holding ceremonies, preserving language, storytelling, resisting laws, etc.?
What is one example of how Indigenous people are reclaiming their cultures today?
What is learning traditional languages, practicing ceremonies, or teaching cultural knowledge to youth?
Who wrote 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act?
Who is Bob Joseph?