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Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 6

Indigenous Peoples of the World

Living cultures around the globe

What your child practises

Indigenous peoples around the world today, such as the Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Sámi of northern Europe and Inuit of the Arctic: their homelands, languages and connections to the land, and what they share with Indigenous peoples in Canada.

NWT Curriculum learning standard: Cultural characteristics and ways of life of Indigenous peoples around the world; relationships between people, the land and ancestors

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

    What does the Māori word whānau mean?

    👨‍👩‍👧
    • family
    • mountain
    • boat

  2. Question 2

    Some Sámi families in northern Europe herd which animal?

    • 🦘kangaroos
    • 🐪camels
    • 🦌reindeer

  3. Question 3

    The United Nations has a day for the world's Indigenous peoples. Why?

    🌐
    • to mark the first day of winter
    • to celebrate one country only
    • to recognize and respect their cultures and rights

  4. Question 4

    Nunavut means “our land” in Inuktitut. Whose homeland is Nunavut?

    🏔️
    • the Māori
    • Inuit
    • the Sámi

  5. Question 5

    Long ago, Māori ancestors sailed across the Pacific Ocean in large canoes. What helped them find their way?

    ⭐
    • phones with maps
    • the stars, the waves and the birds
    • road signs

  6. Question 6

    Where is the homeland of the Sámi?

    🌏
    • Australia
    • Aotearoa New Zealand
    • the Arctic of Canada, Greenland and Alaska
    • northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia

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