First Nations Music and Dance in Canada

The people who lived in Canada first are called...

• Aborigines

• Eskimo

• First Nations

• Pilgrims

Canada was called...

• Beaver Island

• Moose Island

• Magpie Island

• Turtle Island

According to legend...

• Canada was called Moose Island because North Americans used to hunt moose

• Canada was called Turtle Island because North America grew on the back of a turtle

• Canada was called Magpie Island because the North American flag was originally black and white

• Canada was called Beaver Island because beavers cut North America from the European continent

THe word that is considered as insulting is...

• Indian

• Indigenous

During a round dance...

• dancers move anticlockwise

• dancers dance in the middle of a circle

• dancers move clockwise

Which element is not part of a round dance?

• hoops

• drums

• children

• adults

• singers

The traditional clothing for dancing is called...

• garelia

• ralegia

• regalia

• laregia

Find the odd one out (find the wrong statement):

• regalia are very colourful

• only women wear regalia

• regalia depend on the type of dance

• regalia can be decorated with feathers

Which First Nations dancer does not exist?

• ribbon dancer

• jingle dancer

• grass dancer

• fancy dancer

Which dancer can only be a female one?

• a grass dancer

• a jingle dancer

• a fancy dancer

• a hoop dancer