Turtle Island Quiz

What is Turtle Island?

• A type of animal

• A city in North America

• A name for the land before Canada

• A country in North America

What does the map tell you about the Indigenous peoples groups that lived in Canada before the arrival of the European explorers?

• They all spoke the same language

• There were only a few Indigenous groups

• The Indigenous groups were all from Europe

• Each color represents a different Indigenous language group

What does the Iroquoian word "Kanata" mean?

• People

• Land

• Place

• Village

What are the three distinct groups of Indigenous peoples recognized in Canada?

• First Nations, Inuit, and Metis

• Metis, Cree, and First Nations

• Inuit, Metis, and Mohawk

• Dene, Inuit, and First Nations

Who are the Metis descended from?

• Indigenous peoples and Japanese traders

• Indigenous peoples and French fur traders and settlers

• Indigenous peoples and Russian fur traders and settlers.

• Vikings and Inuit

What are the agreements between the government and indigenous peoples called?

• Bills

• Commissions

• Proclamations

• Treaties

Where do the majority of Canada's Metis people live?

• Prairies

• Newfoundland and Labrador

• Quebec

• Nunavut

Between 1880 and 1996, what schools where thousands of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit children sent to?

• Public Schools

• Community Schools

• Boarding Schools

• Residential Schools

For some Indigenous peoples, what does Turtle Island refer to?

• The continent of North America

• Vancouver Island

• The moon

• Greenland