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Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 15

First Nations, Métis & Inuit Today

Residential schools, media, rights and renewal in communities today.

What your child practises

Practises the effects of residential schools, the influence of media and pop culture on Indigenous identities, rights and responsibilities, and language renewal. This content is light and still needs review with First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 9-KC-013A, 9-KI-018A, 9-KI-020A, 9-VI-005A, 9-VL-006 · residential school effects, media influence, rights and responsibilities, and respect for relationships with the land

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A common effect of residential schools on communities was the loss of…

    • language and cultural teaching passed between generations
    • roads
    • all rivers

  2. Question 2

    When media show only stereotypes of Indigenous peoples, this can…

    • change nothing
    • harm how people see themselves and others
    • help understanding

  3. Question 3

    Responsibilities of First Nations, Métis and Inuit citizens include…

    • leaving Canada
    • taking part in their Nation or community as well as in Canada
    • giving up their rights

  4. Question 4

    The apology to residential school survivors was made by the Prime Minister in…

    • 1908
    • 1968
    • 2008

  5. Question 5

    The Indian Act of 1876 is a federal law that…

    • controls many parts of life for First Nations people with status
    • gives everyone the vote
    • applies to every Canadian equally

  6. Question 6

    Which action shows an understanding of residential school history?

    • making jokes
    • listening to survivors and learning from reliable sources
    • avoiding the topic

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