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Native Territory

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of the world's population is considered to be indigenous?

a)

> 1 %

b)

5 %

c)

15%

d)

20%

2.

According to the Canadian constitution, what are the three types of indigenous groups in Canada? Check all that apply.

a)

Indian

b)

First Nation

c)

Metis

d)

Inuit

3.

Where did Canada get its name? Check all that apply.

a)

From the word Kanata

b)

From the British

c)

From European settlers

d)

From the St. Lawrence Iroquois

4.

When was the United Nations created? Check all that apply.

a)

1945

b)

1876

c)

After World War II

d)

1999

5.

What are the 3 purposes of the United Nations. Check all that apply.

a)

Maintain Peace and Security

b)

Develop Friendly Relationships

c)

Find Peaceful Solutions

d)

Declare War

6.

According to the UN, what are the 3 criteria to be considered indigenous?

a)

Be considered indigenous by your country's government

b)

Live in a territory before foreign settlers

c)

Preserve a distinct culture (languages, way of life, religion)

d)

Suffer domination or discrimination by others

7.

Define Indigenous

a)

Indian

b)

A people living in a territory before the arrival of foreign settlers

c)

European explorers who arrived in the "new world"

d)

People of mixed ancestry (European and First Nation)

8.

Which document states that, Indigenous peoples have the right to define for themselves who belongs to their group?

a)

The Canadian Constitution

b)

The Indian Act

c)

The Treaty of Peace and Reconciliation

d)

The Martinez Cobo Report

9.

Who are the Inuit?

a)

The people of the far north

b)

First Nations

c)

Indians

d)

People of mixed ancestry (European and First Nation)

10.

Who are the Metis

a)

The people of the far north

b)

Indians

c)

First Nations

d)

People of mixed ancestry (European and First Nations)

11.

Define First Nations. Check all that apply.

a)

People of mixed ancestry

b)

A 1970 word, meant to replace the word Indian

c)

Indigenous peoples of Canada

d)

Metis and Inuit

12.

What is Native territory? Check all that apply.

a)

A reserve

b)

All the territory of Canada

c)

An area inhabited by indigenous peoples

d)

Nunavut

13.

How did Indigenous peoples originally use the territory they inhabited?

a)

They built fortifications

b)

They were nomadic hunters and gathers

c)

They set up trading posts

d)

They owned it

14.

What document allowed the Canadian government the right to control all aspects of Indigenous peoples' lives?

a)

The Martinez Cobo Report

b)

The Canadian Constitution

c)

The Indian Act 1876

d)

The Treaty of Peace and Reconciliation

15.

Define reserve

a)

Land owned by the federal government but set aside for the exclusive use of First Nation communities

b)

Land that is not allowed to be developed

c)

Nunavut

d)

Land within the Arctic Circle

16.

What percentage of First Nations peoples live on reserves in Canada?

a)

5%

b)

40%

c)

54%

d)

100%

17.

What issues effect native territory today? Check all that apply.

a)

Development of natural resources

b)

Migration to cities

c)

Environmental disasters

d)

Mass tourism