2.3 Aboriginal Peoples

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

1800s – 1910s

1800s – 1980s

1600s – 1700s

1760s – 1860s

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

First Nations

Inuit

Metis

Acadians

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

Established Canada as a country

Guaranteed territorial rights to Aboriginal Peoples

Declared war against the US

Established peace between the English and the French

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

Approx. 400

Approx. 200

Approx. 600

Approx. 1000

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

1980s

2000s

1970s

1900s

#6. Where do the Inuits live in Canada?

Reserve land

Rural areas across Canadian Provinces

Urban areas across Canada

Arctic Canada

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

True

False

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

A language spoken by the First Nations

Aboriginal people living in the Canadian Arctic

People of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry

People living in Quebec

#9. 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

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

South America

Africa

Asia

Europe

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

True

False

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

2000

1910

1982

2008

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

Shipping Ports for Trading

Knowledge of Arctic land, sea and wildlife

Fertile agricultural land

High tech tools

#14. Who was Bill Reid?

Canadian hockey player

An acclaimed Haida/First Nations artist

Canada’s greatest soldier

First Governor General of Canada

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

Metis

First Nations

Inuit

Acadians

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

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

To educate and assimilate the Aboriginal children into mainstream Canadian culture

To teach them employable skills

To uphold the distinct religious heritage of the Aboriginal Peoples

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

True

False

#18. What languages do the Metis speak?

English and Michif

English, French and Michif

French and Michif

Inuktitut and Michif

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

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

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

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

Three

One

Two

Four

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

Urban cities across Canada

Prairie provinces

Reserve land

Canadian Arctic

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

True

False

#23. What does the word “Inuit” mean?

The sprits

The sea

The land

The people

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

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

Atheism

Fashions

Christianity

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

Inuktitut

English

French

Mechif

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

NATO

Royal Proclamation of 1763

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The British North America Act of 1867

#27. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Metis?

80

30

65

4

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

Rural centres

Suburbs

Urban centres

Agricultural centres

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

80

4

30

65

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

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982

The British North America Act, 1867

The Royal Proclamation, 1763

The War of 1812

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

Parents of Aboriginal children

The Church

The Federal government

The Provincial Governments

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

Inuits and Metis

Inuits, Metis, and First Nations

Inuits, Metis, First Nations, and Acadians

Inuits

#33. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Inuits?

10

65

30

4

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

False

True

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

Indians

Quebecers

Metis

Acadians

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

King Charles II

Queen Victoria

Queen Elizabeth II

King George III

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

False

True

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

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

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

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

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

#6. Where do the Inuits live in Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#14. Who was Bill Reid?

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

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

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

#18. What languages do the Metis speak?

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

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

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

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

#23. What does the word “Inuit” mean?

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

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

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

#27. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Metis?

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

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

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

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

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

#33. What percentage of Aboriginal Peoples are Inuits?

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

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

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

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