Indiginous Terminology

Why is it important to use the appropriate name(s) when addressing a person, group of peoples, or nation of peoples?

• It shoes respect for the name honours their history(ies)

• Accurate pronunciation respects their individuality/culture

• Histories are passed down through a person's name

• All

Can EVERY nation's history be accurate with only a single point of view telling the stories of their past?

• Yes; the writer of the history is ALL-KNOWING

• No; the writer of the history only knows her own history first-hand

• No; the experiences of all cannot be accurately told by a single point of view

• No; people lie. There are many sides to every story and the ones that are written are the ones controlled by those with power.

What is the collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants?

• Indigenous (uhn·di·juh·nuhs) peoples

• First Nations peoples

• Indian people

• Aboriginal peoples

The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Indigenous (uhn·di·juh·nuhs) Peoples:

• Anishwabe, Métis, Huron

• Algonquin, Métis, First Nations

• Inuit, Algonquin, Métis

• First Nations, Inuit, Métis

All Indigenous (uhn·di·juh·nuhs) peoples have the same histories, language and culture

• No; they all have their own unique languages.

• No; they all have their own unique histories.

• No; they all have their own unique cultural practices

• No; they all have their own unique spiritual beliefs

Who are the Indigenous (uhn·di·juh·nuhs) Peoples of the arctic?

• Métis (may-TEE)

• First Nations

• Inuit (i·nyoo·uht)

• All reside in the arctic

What is the singular word for Inuit (i·nyoo·uht)?

• Inuk (i-nuk)

• Inu (i-nyou)

What does "Inuit" mean in the Inuit language of Inuktut

• people

• love

• proud

• cold

Inuit Nunangat, "the place where Inuit live" in Inuktut, consists of how many communities in northern Canada?

• 100

• 10000

• 10

• 53

In the 18th century, the Métis peoples were communities of mostly:

• Native Indians

• European settlers

• biracial children/descendents of Indian women and European men