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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 12

Indigenous Contributions

Names, art, inventions and ideas

What your child practises

Contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities to art, place names, food, sport and inventions, and why Indigenous communities are diverse and living. Needs review with Indigenous partners.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: A1.2, A3.1, A3.4 · contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, and Indigenous place names and territories

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

    Many Canadian cities stand where Indigenous peoples have lived for thousands of years. What does this tell us?

    • The land was empty
    • Indigenous communities have deep and lasting ties to these places
    • Cities were built first
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    Indigenous communities have deep and lasting ties to these places

    Hint: Place names and histories point back to Indigenous communities.

  2. Question 2

    Many Indigenous peoples have their own languages. Which is the name of an Inuit language?

    • Latin
    • Inuktitut
    • Norse
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    Inuktitut

    Hint: It is spoken in Nunavut and other Inuit regions.

  3. Question 3

    Which of these words in English comes from an Indigenous language?

    • Toboggan
    • Hockey
    • Poutine
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    Toboggan

    Hint: Toboggan comes from a Mi'kmaw word.

  4. Question 4

    Kenojuak Ashevak, from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), was a famous…

    • Inuit artist known for printmaking
    • Prime minister
    • Hockey player
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    Inuit artist known for printmaking

    Hint: Her prints are admired around the world.

  5. Question 5

    The kayak was designed by which people?

    • French settlers
    • Vikings
    • Inuit
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    Inuit

    Hint: Inuit hunters designed it for travelling on Arctic waters.

  6. Question 6

    Maple syrup was first made by…

    • Viking settlers
    • English colonists
    • Indigenous peoples in northeastern North America
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    Indigenous peoples in northeastern North America

    Hint: Many nations in the region made sugar from maple sap long before Europeans arrived.

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