Indigenous Communities of Canada

Was Canada a country 200 years ago?

• No because the indigenous communities lived peacefully with each other.

• Yes and they had a president.

Did electricity exist 200 years ago in Canada?

• No, everything that existed was from nature.

• Yes, there were

What does indigenous mean?

• A person that comes to a new land and builds a new community.

• The first people in a place.

What does the term ¨Anishinabek¨ mean?

• bad humans

• humans

• good humans

• the people

What kind of house did the Anishinabek live in?

• wigwam

• igloo

• longhouse

• teepee

How do we say fish in Anishinaabemowin?

• aamoo

• ma´iingan

• omakakii

• gigooh

The Anishinabeks lived in forests near the ______________.

• Good Lakes

• Great Lakes

• Northern Lakes

• Canadian Lakes

The Cree call themselves ¨Ininiwuk¨. What does Ininiwuk mean?

• the people

• many people

• few people

• the men

What kind of house did the Cree live in?

• wigwam

• igloo

• longhouse

• teepee

The term ¨Cree¨ comes from the French-Canadian term ¨Christino¨. What does Christino mean?

• Catholic

• Christian

• Protestant

• Baptists