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Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 6

Indigenous Experiences in Canada

Learn about Indigenous experiences since 1900.

What your child practises

Practises 20th and 21st century Indigenous experiences in Canada, stated factually and in the present tense for living communities: the Indian Act, residential schools, the right to vote, rights in the Constitution, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Mi’kmaw education and treaty rights, and reconciliation. It follows the Grade 8 social studies outcome on Indigenous experiences. The content is deliberately light and needs review by Mi’kmaw partners.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Reflect on 20th and 21st century Indigenous experiences in Canada · Learn about Indigenous experiences in Canada since 1900

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

    In 1960 status First Nations people won the right to…

    • attend school
    • own a business
    • vote in federal elections without giving up their status

  2. Question 2

    A residential school survivor is…

    • a soldier
    • a teacher at a public school
    • a person who attended a residential school

  3. Question 3

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report in…

    • 1999
    • 2015
    • 1967

  4. Question 4

    In 2021 searches near former residential schools led many Canadians to…

    • close all museums
    • forget about residential schools
    • learn more about the history and call for action

  5. Question 5

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued how many Calls to Action?

    • 500
    • 94
    • 10

  6. Question 6

    In the 1940s the federal government tried to move Mi’kmaw families in Nova Scotia into two communities. This policy is called…

    • centralization
    • responsible government
    • Confederation

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