National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 - QUIZ
- Kerry Benjoe | June 21, 2022
Why were buffalo bones such a hot commodity in the 1860s?
a. Cool to put skulls in your garden
b. Sold at gift shops in Banff
c. Fertilizer
d. Used as clubs
Under the Indian Act prior to 1951, you could lose your Indian status if you …
a. Became a priest or Missionary
b. Wanted to go to university
c. Wanted to vote
d. If the Indian Agent deemed you adequately civilized
e. All of the above
Eagle Feather News is how many years old?
a. Ten years
b. Twenty years
c. Twenty-five years
d. Old as dirt
This recipient of the Order of Canada was the longest-serving Chief in Canada before retiring in 2020.
a. Chief Marie North-Wilson
b. Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier
c. Chief Perry Bellegarde
d. Chief Dan George
Treaty 6 covers almost this many square kilometres:
a. 150,000
b. 310,000
c. 225,000
d. 180,000
What First Nation has the largest population in Canada?
a. Six Nations of The Grand River
b. Lac La Ronge Indian Band
c. Maskwacis
d. West Bank First Nation
The Métis invented the Red River cart in 1801. These carts were suited for land and water, with the capability to be turned into a raft.
True
False
Who were known as “Flower Beadwork People” for their beadwork design that combined floral embroidery with porcupine quill work?
a. Métis
b. Nêhiyawak / Plains Cree
c. Denesuline
d. Assiniboine / Nakota
In what year was the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations — the body that represents the various band governments of Treaty 6 — created?
a. 1954
b. 1970
c. 1993
d. 1984
This Anishinaabe artist created the Woodland School of Art.
a. Darren Gowan
b. Norval Morriseau
c Bob the Painter
d Daphne Odjig
What First Nation was the first Indigenous Olympian from?
a.Cowessess
b.Peepeekisis
c. Cote First Nation
d. Ochapowace
What First Nation established the first Urban reserve in Canada
a. Sagkeeng First Nation
b. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
c. Fishing Lake First Nation
d. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
What Saskatchewan Indigenous person does NOT have a stamp
a.Buffy Sainte Marie
b.Harry Daniels
c.Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier
d.John Lagimodiere
How many First Nations are there in Canada?
a.274
b 1225
c. 634
d. 1100
How many numbered Treaties are there in Saskatchewan?
a.Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 10
b.Treaty 1, Treaty 2, Treaty 6 Treaty 8
c. Treaty 1, Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10
D. Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10
When did the last residential school close in Canada?
a. 1992
b.1998
c. 1997
d. 1996
When was the First MP elected in Canada?
a.Pierre Delorme
b.Elijah Harper
c. Frank Calder
d. Leonard Marchand
Who wrote the report on Indian Residential Schools
a. John A McDonald
b. Nicholas Flood Davin
c. Edgar Dewdney
d. William Morris Graham
What group is responsible for the creation of National Indigenous History Month?
a. Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
b. Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN)
c. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)
d. Regina Aboriginal Professionals Association (RAPA)
What Indigenous Hockey player was honoured with a statue in Saskatoon?
a.Ethan Bear
b. Dwight King
c. Fred Sasakamoose
d. Jim Neilson
ANSWER KEY:
Why were buffalo bones such a hot commodity in the 1860s?
- Fertilizer
Under the Indian Act prior to 1951, you could lose your Indian status if you …
• All of the above
Eagle Feather News is how many years old?
• Twenty-five years
This recipient of the Order of Canada was the longest-serving Chief in Canada before retiring in 2020.
• Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier
Treaty 6 covers almost this many square kilometres:
• 310,000
What First Nation has the largest population in Canada?
a. Six Nations of The Grand River
The Métis invented the Red River cart in 1801. These carts were suited for land and water, with the capability to be turned into a raft.
True
Who were known as “Flower Beadwork People” for their beadwork design that combined floral embroidery with porcupine quill work?
a. Métis
In what year was the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations — the body that represents the various band governments of Treaty 6 — created?
c. 1993
This Anishinaabe artist created the Woodland School of Art.
b. Norval Morriseau
What First Nation was the first Indigenous Olympian from?
b.Peepeekisis
What First Nation established the first Urban reserve in Canada
c. Fishing Lake First Nation
What Saskatchewan Indigenous person does NOT have a stamp
d.John Lagimodiere
How many First Nations are there in Canada?
c. 634
How many numbered Treaties are there in Saskatchewan?
D. Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10
When did the last residential school close in Canada?
b.1998
When was the First MP elected in Canada?
a.Pierre Delorme
Who wrote the report on Indian Residential Schools
c. Edgar Dewdney
What group is responsible for the creation of National Indigenous History Month (Find in our recent story)
a. Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
b. Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN)
c. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)
d. Regina Aboriginal Professionals Association (RAPA)
What Indigenous Hockey player was honoured with a statue in Saskatoon?
c. Fred Sasakamoose
Which of the following Treaty Territories are located in Saskatchewan?
• Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, & 10
In 1954, Jean Cutland Goodwill became the first registered Indigenous nurse in Saskatchewan. Where was she born?
• Poundmaker Cree Nation
This influential activist and leader was president of the Saskatchewan Indian Women’s Association (SIWA) in the 1970s and a reporter for the Saskatchewan Indian newspaper:
• Isabelle McNab
On December 10, 1873, Gabriel Dumont was elected President of the Council of St. Laurent for one year. Who from the list below was chosen as one of his members of council?
• Alexander Hamelin
Who was the leader of the FSIN the year the Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement was signed between the provincial and federal governments and 25 First Nations in Saskatchewan?
• Roland Crowe
This year has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The Algonquian languages are the largest group of First Nation languages in North America. Which of the following are the Algonquian languages found in Saskatchewan today?
• Cree and Saulteaux
Which is the most northern and isolated community in Saskatchewan, settled by trappers in the 1900s?
• Camsell Portage