2.3 Aboriginal Peoples

#1. Which language does the word “Inuit” belong to?

Inuktitut

French

English

Mechif

#2. The Aboriginal and Treaty rights are not a part of the Canadian Constitution.

True

False

#3. What was the purpose of the residential schools for Aboriginal children?

To teach them employable skills

To uphold the distinct religious heritage of the Aboriginal Peoples

To familiarize children with the distinct cultural heritage of the Aboriginal Peoples

To educate and assimilate the Aboriginal children into mainstream Canadian culture

#4. Aboriginal peoples have not made any significant achievements in agriculture, environment, business or arts in present day Canada.

True

False

#5. Who was Bill Reid?

An acclaimed Haida/First Nations artist

Canadian hockey player

First Governor General of Canada

Canada’s greatest soldier

#6. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples belong to the First Nations?

65

80

30

4

#7. Where did the ancestors of the Aboriginal peoples in North America come from?

Asia

Europe

South America

Africa

#8. The residential schools for Aboriginal children kept the children safe from hardships (including physical abuse).

True

False

#9. When did the term “First Nations” began to be used when referring to groups of Aboriginal Peoples?

1900s

1970s

1980s

2000s

#10. The residential school system for Aboriginal children was an inclusive educational system that taught Aboriginal languages and cultural practices alongside the mainstream Canadian culture.

True

False

#11. What does the term “Metis” refer to?

People of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry

Aboriginal people living in the Canadian Arctic

A language spoken by the First Nations

People living in Quebec

#12. Where do the First Nations people live outside the reserve land?

Rural centres

Urban centres

Suburbs

Agricultural centres

#13. Who signed the Royal Proclamation of 1763 that guaranteed territorial rights to Aboriginal Peoples?

Queen Victoria

King Charles II

King George III

Queen Elizabeth II

#14. What languages do the Metis speak?

English, French and Michif

French and Michif

Inuktitut and Michif

English and Michif

#15. What gave Aboriginal Peoples the first guarantee of territorial rights?

NATO

The British North America Act of 1867

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Royal Proclamation of 1763

#16. The residential schools for Aboriginal children were well funded by the Federal government.

True

False

#17. Where do the Inuits live in Canada?

Reserve land

Arctic Canada

Rural areas across Canadian Provinces

Urban areas across Canada

#18. During what period were the residential schools for Aboriginal children operated?

1800s – 1980s

1760s – 1860s

1600s – 1700s

1800s – 1910s

#19. When did the Federal Government formally apologize to former students of the residential schools?

1910

1982

2000

2008

#20. What does the word “Inuit” mean?

The people

The sea

The sprits

The land

#21. Which is the largest group of Aboriginal Peoples?

Inuit

Metis

First Nations

Acadians

#22. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Inuits?

4

65

10

30

#23. What were the diverse cultures of the First Nations in North America rooted in?

Fashions

Religious beliefs about their relationship to the Creator, Nature, and each other

Christianity

Atheism

#24. What term was previously used to refer to the First Nations?

Indians

Quebecers

Acadians

Metis

#25. Which is the least populous group of Aboriginal Peoples?

First Nations

Acadians

Metis

Inuit

#26. Where do the people of the First Nations live today?

1/3rd on reserve land and 2/3rd off reserve

1/2 on reserve land and 1/2 off reserve

1/4th of reserve land and 3/4th off reserve

2/3rd on reserve land and 1/3rd off reserve

#27. What established the basis for negotiating treaties between the Aboriginal Peoples and the Europeans?

The British North America Act, 1867

The Royal Proclamation, 1763

The War of 1812

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982

#28. How many distinct groups of people are referred to as Aboriginal Peoples?

Two

One

Three

Four

#29. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Metis?

80

30

65

4

#30. Aboriginal peoples were well established in North America for thousands of years before the European explorers arrived.

False

True

#31. Where do the majority of Metis people live?

Urban cities across Canada

Reserve land

Prairie provinces

Canadian Arctic

#32. What did the Royal Proclamation of 1763 achieve?

Established peace between the English and the French

Declared war against the US

Guaranteed territorial rights to Aboriginal Peoples

Established Canada as a country

#33. The treaties established between the Aboriginal Peoples and newcomer Europeans were always respected.

False

True

#34. How many First Nations communities currently live on reserve land?

Approx. 400

Approx. 1000

Approx. 600

Approx. 200

#35. Who placed Aboriginal children in the residential schools?

The Federal government

The Provincial Governments

Parents of Aboriginal children

The Church

#36. What has enabled the Inuits to adapt to life in the Arctic, one of the harshest environments on Earth?

High tech tools

Fertile agricultural land

Knowledge of Arctic land, sea and wildlife

Shipping Ports for Trading

#37. To which groups of people does the term “Aboriginal Peoples” refer to?

Inuits, Metis, and First Nations

Inuits, Metis, First Nations, and Acadians

Inuits and Metis

Inuits

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#1. Which language does the word “Inuit” belong to?

#2. The Aboriginal and Treaty rights are not a part of the Canadian Constitution.

#3. What was the purpose of the residential schools for Aboriginal children?

#4. Aboriginal peoples have not made any significant achievements in agriculture, environment, business or arts in present day Canada.

#5. Who was Bill Reid?

#6. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples belong to the First Nations?

#7. Where did the ancestors of the Aboriginal peoples in North America come from?

#8. The residential schools for Aboriginal children kept the children safe from hardships (including physical abuse).

#9. When did the term “First Nations” began to be used when referring to groups of Aboriginal Peoples?

#10. The residential school system for Aboriginal children was an inclusive educational system that taught Aboriginal languages and cultural practices alongside the mainstream Canadian culture.

#11. What does the term “Metis” refer to?

#12. Where do the First Nations people live outside the reserve land?

#13. Who signed the Royal Proclamation of 1763 that guaranteed territorial rights to Aboriginal Peoples?

#14. What languages do the Metis speak?

#15. What gave Aboriginal Peoples the first guarantee of territorial rights?

#16. The residential schools for Aboriginal children were well funded by the Federal government.

#17. Where do the Inuits live in Canada?

#18. During what period were the residential schools for Aboriginal children operated?

#19. When did the Federal Government formally apologize to former students of the residential schools?

#20. What does the word “Inuit” mean?

#21. Which is the largest group of Aboriginal Peoples?

#22. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Inuits?

#23. What were the diverse cultures of the First Nations in North America rooted in?

#24. What term was previously used to refer to the First Nations?

#25. Which is the least populous group of Aboriginal Peoples?

#26. Where do the people of the First Nations live today?

#27. What established the basis for negotiating treaties between the Aboriginal Peoples and the Europeans?

#28. How many distinct groups of people are referred to as Aboriginal Peoples?

#29. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Metis?

#30. Aboriginal peoples were well established in North America for thousands of years before the European explorers arrived.

#31. Where do the majority of Metis people live?

#32. What did the Royal Proclamation of 1763 achieve?

#33. The treaties established between the Aboriginal Peoples and newcomer Europeans were always respected.

#34. How many First Nations communities currently live on reserve land?

#35. Who placed Aboriginal children in the residential schools?

#36. What has enabled the Inuits to adapt to life in the Arctic, one of the harshest environments on Earth?

#37. To which groups of people does the term “Aboriginal Peoples” refer to?