Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 5
Treaties & Justice
Treaties, self-determination and the justice system in Manitoba.
What your child practises
Practises how treaties, self-government and land agreements connect First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples with Canada, and how the justice system in Manitoba works, including Indigenous approaches to justice. This content is light and still needs review with Indigenous partners.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 9-KC-010, 9-KC-010A, 9-KL-027, 9-KP-045 · the justice system in Manitoba, Indigenous perspectives on justice, treaties and self-determination
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
Which statement shows respect for Indigenous peoples?
- Treat treaties as old stories only
- Assume all Nations are the same
- Learn from communities and listen to their voices
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Learn from communities and listen to their voices
Hint: Respect means learning that Nations are distinct and living.
Question 2
In Manitoba, a lawyer who works for the government and presents the case against an accused person is a…
- Crown attorney
- senator
- school principal
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Crown attorney
Hint: Crown attorneys prosecute criminal charges.
Question 3
An opportunity from treaty relationships is…
- ignoring each other
- ending all agreements
- partnerships in education, business and caring for the land
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partnerships in education, business and caring for the land
Hint: Respectful partnerships can strengthen communities.
Question 4
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people today are…
- only part of the past
- one single group
- living, diverse communities with their own governments and cultures
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living, diverse communities with their own governments and cultures
Hint: Their histories and futures are part of Canada now.
Question 5
Land claims agreements settle questions about…
- who has rights to land and resources
- school hours
- highway speeds
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who has rights to land and resources
Hint: They are one way governments and Indigenous peoples reach agreements.
Question 6
In 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a case involving the Manitoba Métis Federation that…
- the Métis had no rights
- Manitoba should not exist
- the federal government had not kept its promise about Métis land in the Manitoba Act
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the federal government had not kept its promise about Métis land in the Manitoba Act
Hint: The ruling said the Crown failed to act honourably.