Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 6
Treaties & Indigenous Rights
Treaties 6, 7 and 8, Métis Settlements and reconciliation
What your child practises
The treaty areas of Alberta, the Métis Settlements, the Constitution's recognition of First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights, residential schools and the Calls to Action. These topics need care; talk about them together. Review with First Nations and Métis partners is planned before launch.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 9.1 · treaties and the rights of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in Canada, and reconciliation
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
Many First Nations understand the numbered treaties as…
- an agreement to leave the land
- agreements to share the land and as the start of a lasting relationship
- a sale of all the land forever
- a declaration of war
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agreements to share the land and as the start of a lasting relationship
Hint: Oral histories of many Nations describe treaties as promises between Nations that are meant to last.
Question 2
A treaty is…
- a type of road
- a kind of tax
- a law only for cities
- a formal agreement between Nations or governments
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a formal agreement between Nations or governments
Hint: Treaties in Canada are agreements between First Nations and the Crown.
Question 3
How many Métis Settlements are there in Alberta?
- 20
- 8
- 50
- 2
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8
Hint: Alberta is the only province with a recognized land base for Métis people, set up under the Métis Settlements Act.
Question 4
When a project could affect treaty lands, what must the Crown do?
- ignore the Nations if the project is useful
- consult, and sometimes accommodate, the affected Nations
- ask only the neighbours
- wait until after construction
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consult, and sometimes accommodate, the affected Nations
Hint: This is the duty to consult.
Question 5
Orange Shirt Day, on September 30, honours who?
- Alberta's first Premier
- residential school survivors and the children who never returned home
- Canada's first Prime Minister
- treaty signers only
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residential school survivors and the children who never returned home
Hint: It is also the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Question 6
Which statement best describes treaties today?
- They apply only to people in cities
- They are only stories
- They are living agreements that governments and Nations continue to discuss and honour
- They expired after one hundred years
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They are living agreements that governments and Nations continue to discuss and honour
Hint: Treaty rights are protected by the Constitution.