Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 9
Yukon First Nations Governance
How First Nations and the Yukon make decisions.
What your child practises
Yukon adds Yukon First Nations governance to Grade 5 social studies. Children learn about chiefs and councils, the Umbrella Final Agreement and self-government.
Yukon Curriculum learning standard: Yukon First Nations Governance · how Yukon First Nations govern, and the Umbrella Final Agreement
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
Who made the Umbrella Final Agreement with the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon?
- Only the Yukon government
- Yukon First Nations
- A mining company
Yukon First Nations
Hint: It was negotiated by Yukon First Nations, Yukon and Canada.
Question 2
A council is…
- a group of people who help make decisions
- a type of boat
- a single judge
a group of people who help make decisions
Hint: Many governments have a council that makes decisions together.
Question 3
In a government, a leader is chosen by…
- a coin toss
- the people they will serve
- nobody
the people they will serve
Hint: Many First Nations choose their chief and council in elections.
Question 4
Why are agreements written down and signed?
- Because paper is shiny
- So they can be lost
- So everyone understands what was promised
So everyone understands what was promised
Hint: Written agreements make promises clear.
Question 5
Which of these is a citizen's role in government?
- Voting when they are old enough and sharing opinions
- Never learning about it
- Skipping every meeting
Voting when they are old enough and sharing opinions
Hint: Citizens help shape decisions.
Question 6
Why do First Nations governments ask for advice from Elders?
- Elders pick the weather
- Elders carry knowledge and experience
- Elders must sign every cheque
Elders carry knowledge and experience
Hint: Elders help guide decisions.