Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 8
First Nations & Métis in Alberta
Living communities, treaties and contributions.
What your child practises
Alberta is home to many distinct First Nations, the Métis and Inuit people. Questions are light and written in the present tense about living communities. Each Nation has its own language and history, and Treaty 6, 7 and 8 cover Alberta. Please talk with your child about local Nations and Elders; this unit is not a full account.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: First Nations and Métis contributions to Alberta · First Nations and Métis peoples, treaties, languages and contributions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
During the fur trade, Métis people helped by working as…
🛶- pilots
- guides, interpreters, traders and freighters
- computer experts
- bankers
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guides, interpreters, traders and freighters
Hint: Their skills were important to the fur trade.
Question 2
Alberta is covered by three treaties. They are…
📜- there are none
- Treaty 1, 2 and 3
- Treaty 10, 11 and 12
- Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8
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Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8
Hint: Treaties are agreements between First Nations and the Crown.
Question 3
Many First Nations and Métis people share knowledge of the land, animals and plants. This knowledge…
🌿- helps all Albertans understand and care for the land
- is only a story
- is not useful
- belongs to no one
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helps all Albertans understand and care for the land
Hint: It is a gift from long experience with the land.
Question 4
Why do we say “many First Nations” instead of “the First Nations”?
🪶- there is only one
- they live in the same house
- each Nation has its own language, history and ways
- they all think alike
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each Nation has its own language, history and ways
Hint: Different Nations should not be treated as one group.
Question 5
Which of these First Nations has lived in southern Alberta for a very long time?
🌾- the Blackfoot Confederacy
- the Mi'kmaq
- the Mohawk
- the Haida
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the Blackfoot Confederacy
Hint: The Blackfoot Confederacy includes Siksika, Kainai and Piikani.
Question 6
Tap the item, then the group it belongs to.
Sort into: 🪶 First Nations · ➰ Métis
- 🛒the Red River cart
- 📜Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with these peoples
- ⛰️Tsuut'ina and Nakoda (Stoney) are Nations in Alberta
- 🗣️Blackfoot, Cree and Dene are among these
- 🧣the Métis sash
- 🏡Alberta's eight Métis Settlements
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🪶 First Nations: Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with these peoples, Tsuut'ina and Nakoda (Stoney) are Nations in Alberta, Blackfoot, Cree and Dene are among these · ➰ Métis: the Red River cart, the Métis sash, Alberta's eight Métis Settlements
Hint: Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with First Nations. The Red River cart, the sash and Michif are linked to Métis culture.