Building Canada

​We will understand important words we will use as we learn about building Canada.

​Indigenous Peoples means the first people who lived on the land and includes First Nations people, Inuit, and Metis people of Canada.

Multiple Choice

Indigenous Peoples and First Nations peoples mean the same.

• True

• False

​First Nations peoples are the original peoples of the land in Canada. First Nations peoples is preferred to "Indain", which offends some people.

Multiple Choice

The word, Indian, is offensive.

• True

• False

​Inuit refers to the original people of the Arctic. In northern Canada, people living mainly in Nunavut, The Northwest Territories, northern Quebec, and Labrador. The term Eskimo is NOT okay to use to refer to Inuit peoples in Canada.

Multiple Choice

Eskimo is an okay word to use when talking about Inuit peoples.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The picture shows traditional ________

• Metis land.

• Inuit land.

• Indigenous Peoples land.

Multiple Choice

Indigenous Peoples and First Nations peoples mean the same.

• True

• False

​Metis people are the descendants of First Nations peoples and European newcomers.

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​The Metis are distinct people and Nation. The Metis have a shared history, common culture, unique languages, ways of life, and traditional territory.

Multiple Choice

Inuit and Metis refer to the same peoples.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

First Nations peoples, Inuit, and Metis peoples refer to different groups of peoples.

• True

• False