Practice the “Aboriginal Peoples” Citizenship Test Topic
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The test is based on questions taken from Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship.
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You will be tested on Aboriginal groups, Aboriginal rights, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, the Sioux, the First Explorers, Warfare, the Residential School System, and more.
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The test is a series of multiple choice questions.
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How did the native peoples of the West Coast preserve their fish?
By packing it in Arctic snow.
By using European salt.
By keeping it alive in tanks.
By drying and smoking it.
West Coast groups preserved their fish by drying and smoking it.
When did the term "First Nations" begin to be widely used?
The 1860s.
The 1920s.
The 1970s.
The 2000s.
The term First Nations came into use in the 1970s to refer to Indian peoples who are not Inuit or Métis.
Where did the ancestors of Canada's Aboriginal peoples come from?
Europe.
Asia.
Africa.
South America.
Ancestors of Aboriginal peoples are believed to have migrated to North America from Asia thousands of years ago.
Where do the Inuit primarily live in Canada?
Across the Prairie provinces.
In large southern cities.
Along the Atlantic shores.
In small, scattered communities across the Arctic.
The Inuit live in small, spread-out communities throughout the Canadian Arctic.
What was the goal of the residential schools run by the federal government?
To provide university degrees.
To preserve traditional hunting methods.
To teach international languages.
To educate and assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream culture.
The government set up residential schools to assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream Canadian culture.
Why did early European explorers call the native peoples "Indians"?
The native peoples used that name.
It was written in the Magna Carta.
It was the French word for hunter.
They thought they had reached the East Indies.
Explorers mistakenly believed they had reached the East Indies, leading them to use the term "Indians."
What is the meaning of "Inuit" in the Inuktitut language?
The hunters.
The ancestors.
The frozen land.
The people.
In the Inuktitut language, the word Inuit translates directly to "the people."
Which document first recognized Aboriginal territorial rights?
The British North America Act.
The Magna Carta.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763.
The Constitution Act.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 first guaranteed territorial rights and formed the basis for treaties.
What caused many Aboriginal people to die after Europeans arrived?
European diseases they had no immunity to.
Interprovincial farming conflicts.
Loss of bison herds.
Severe Arctic weather.
Europeans brought new diseases that killed huge numbers of Aboriginal people who lacked immunity.
What language or dialect do the Métis people speak?
Michif.
Inuktitut.
French common code.
Gaelic.
The Métis speak their own unique dialect called Michif.
What is the approximate population of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis?
50% First Nations, 40% Métis, 10% Inuit.
65% First Nations, 30% Métis, 4% Inuit.
80% First Nations, 15% Inuit, 5% Métis.
45% First Nations, 45% Métis, 10% Inuit.
The population breaks down into roughly 65% First Nations, 30% Métis, and 4% Inuit.
How did the Cree and Dene of the Northwest traditionally live?
As farmers and crop raisers.
As hunter-gatherers.
By building large stone cities.
By trading exclusively with the Inuit.
The Cree and Dene peoples lived in the Northwest as hunter-gatherers.
Which Aboriginal group led a nomadic lifestyle following the bison (buffalo)?
The Sioux.
The Huron-Wendat.
The Inuit.
The Dene.
The Sioux were nomadic and followed the roaming bison herds on the prairies.
What kind of bonds did Aboriginals and Europeans form during their first 200 years together?
Strict isolation and closed borders.
Economic, religious, and military bonds.
Shared school boards.
Voting partnerships.
For the first 200 years, they formed strong economic, religious, and military alliances.
Which Aboriginal groups in the Great Lakes region were farmers and hunters?
The Cree and Dene.
The Sioux and Inuit.
The Huron-Wendat and Iroquois.
The West Coast nations.
The Huron-Wendat and the Iroquois lived in the Great Lakes region as farmers and hunters.
What were the main reasons for warfare among early Aboriginal groups?
European trade routes.
Federal reserve boundaries.
Land, resources, and prestige.
Language differences.
Early Aboriginal groups fought over land, resources, and prestige.
How many First Nations people live on reserve land today?
About 10%.
About 30%.
About 90%.
About half (50%).
About half of First Nations people live on reserves, while the other half live off-reserve.
What shaped First Nations cultures before European settlement?
Written trade laws.
Industrial factories.
Beliefs about the Creator, nature, and each other.
Parliamentary politics.
First Nations cultures were rooted in religious beliefs about the Creator, the environment, and one another.
In which region do most Métis people live?
The Prairie provinces.
The Arctic territories.
The Atlantic provinces.
The Pacific coast.
The majority of the Métis population lives in the Prairie provinces.
Who are the Métis people?
British Arctic settlers.
A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.
French explorers.
First Nations people living only in big cities.
The Métis are a distinct people who come from mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.
What year did Ottawa apologize to former residential school students?
1980
1995
2008
2015
The federal government formally apologized to former residential school students in 2008.
What are the three Aboriginal groups in Canada?
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
Indian, French, and British.
Aboriginal, European, and Asian.
First Nations, Prairie, and Arctic peoples.
Legally, "Aboriginal peoples" refers to three distinct groups: Indian (First Nations), Inuit, and Métis.