Orange Shirt Day

What are two words Ms. Webstad used to describe what she was made to feel through her time at Residential School.

• worthlessness and insignificance

• privilege and piety

• mystery and suspense

• Canadiana and indigeneity

New Question: What is the purpose of orange shirt day?

• To celebrate the survivors of residential school and acknowledge its legacy.

• To celebrate dance and artistry of indigenous peoples.

• To ensure that people don't judge a person by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.

New Question: Why is the Orange Shirt chosen as a symbol?

• Because Phyllis Webstad was forced to take off her orange shirt and wear the school uniform.

• Because Phyllis Webstad was forced to take off her traditional clothes and put on an orange shirt.

• Because orange is the colour of fall leaves and pumpkins.

Why was September 30 chosen as the day to observe Orange Shirt Day?

• Because this is the time of the year that officials would round up children from their communities.

• Because this is Phyllis Webstad's birthday.

• Because this is when Gwawaenuk First Nation celebrates autumn equinox.

How many years did residential schools run for in Canada (choose the closest answer)?

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 150 years

• 200 years

What are two words that describe elements of indigenous culture that were often lost due to residential schools, but which people are restoring?

• traditions and languages

• land and water

• sports and entertainment

Who is broadly known as the "architect" of the Indian Act?

• Sir John A Macdonald

• Tarnikuluk

• King Louis the IV

• Queen Anne of England

What derogatory term was sometimes use to describe indigenous people during the writing of the Indian Act?

• civilian

• savage

• ne'er do well

• aboriginal

What is the term used to describe taking away culture:

• Cultural Genocide

• Cultural Reconciliation

• Cultural Hegemony

• Cultural Cross-Contamination

What are some reasons that Bob Joseph of Gwawaenuk First Nation, gives for why we can't just forget about this bad policy and behaviour of the past? (Select Two)

• It existed for a long time, and so it will take a long time to undo.

• If we don't learn from the past, we risk repeating it.

• The way neurons are structured in the brain makes it hard to forget.

• Equality will not exist until the current government turns around and goes back to England and France.