Why were buffalo bones such a hot commodity in the 1860s?

a. Cool to put skulls in your garden

b. Sold at gift shops in Banff

c. Fertilizer

d. Used as clubs

 

Under the Indian Act prior to 1951, you could lose your Indian status if you …

a. Became a priest or Missionary

b. Wanted to go to university

c. Wanted to vote

d. If the Indian Agent deemed you adequately civilized

e. All of the above

 

Eagle Feather News is how many years old?

a. Ten years

b. Twenty years

c. Twenty-five years

d. Old as dirt

 

This recipient of the Order of Canada was the longest-serving Chief in Canada before retiring in 2020.

a. Chief Marie North-Wilson

b. Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier

c. Chief Perry Bellegarde

d. Chief Dan George

 

Treaty 6 covers almost this many square kilometres:

a. 150,000

b. 310,000

c. 225,000

d. 180,000

 

What First Nation has the largest population in Canada? 

a. Six Nations of The Grand River

b. Lac La Ronge Indian Band

c. Maskwacis

d. West Bank First Nation

 

The Métis invented the Red River cart in 1801. These carts were suited for land and water, with the capability to be turned into a raft.

True

False

 

Who were known as “Flower Beadwork People” for their beadwork design that combined floral embroidery with porcupine quill work?

a. Métis

b. Nêhiyawak / Plains Cree

c. Denesuline

d. Assiniboine / Nakota

 

In what year was the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations — the body that represents the various band governments of Treaty 6 — created?

a. 1954

b. 1970

c. 1993

d. 1984

 

This Anishinaabe artist created the Woodland School of Art.

a. Darren Gowan

b. Norval Morriseau

c Bob the Painter

d Daphne Odjig

 

What First Nation was the first Indigenous Olympian from?

a.Cowessess

b.Peepeekisis

c. Cote First Nation

d. Ochapowace

 

What First Nation established the first Urban reserve in Canada

a. Sagkeeng First Nation         

b. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation 

c. Fishing Lake First Nation

d. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation

 

What Saskatchewan Indigenous person does NOT have a stamp

a.Buffy Sainte Marie

b.Harry Daniels 

c.Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier

d.John Lagimodiere

 

How many First Nations are there in Canada?

a.274

b 1225

c. 634 

d. 1100

 

How many numbered Treaties are there in Saskatchewan?

a.Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 10

b.Treaty 1, Treaty 2, Treaty 6 Treaty 8

c. Treaty 1, Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10

D. Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10

 

When did the last residential school close in Canada?

a. 1992

b.1998

c. 1997

d. 1996

 

When was the First MP elected in Canada?

a.Pierre Delorme 

b.Elijah Harper 

c. Frank Calder

d. Leonard Marchand 

 

Who wrote the report on Indian Residential Schools

a. John A McDonald

b. Nicholas Flood Davin

c. Edgar Dewdney

d. William Morris Graham

 

What group is responsible for the creation of National Indigenous History Month?

a. Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

b. Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN)

c. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)

d. Regina Aboriginal Professionals Association (RAPA)

 

What Indigenous Hockey player was honoured with a statue in Saskatoon? 

a.Ethan Bear

b. Dwight King

c. Fred Sasakamoose

d. Jim Neilson

 

ANSWER KEY:

Why were buffalo bones such a hot commodity in the 1860s?

• Fertilizer

Under the Indian Act prior to 1951, you could lose your Indian status if you …

• All of the above

Eagle Feather News is how many years old?

• Twenty-five years

This recipient of the Order of Canada was the longest-serving Chief in Canada before retiring in 2020.

• Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier

Treaty 6 covers almost this many square kilometres:

• 310,000

What First Nation has the largest population in Canada? 

a. Six Nations of The Grand River

The Métis invented the Red River cart in 1801. These carts were suited for land and water, with the capability to be turned into a raft.

True

Who were known as “Flower Beadwork People” for their beadwork design that combined floral embroidery with porcupine quill work?

a. Métis

In what year was the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations — the body that represents the various band governments of Treaty 6 — created?

c. 1993

This Anishinaabe artist created the Woodland School of Art.

b. Norval Morriseau

What First Nation was the first Indigenous Olympian from?

b.Peepeekisis

What First Nation established the first Urban reserve in Canada

c. Fishing Lake First Nation

What Saskatchewan Indigenous person does NOT have a stamp

d.John Lagimodiere

How many First Nations are there in Canada?

c. 634

How many numbered Treaties are there in Saskatchewan?

D. Treaty 2, Treaty 4, Treaty 5, Treaty 6, Treaty 8, Treaty 10

When did the last residential school close in Canada?

b.1998

When was the First MP elected in Canada?

a.Pierre Delorme

Who wrote the report on Indian Residential Schools

c. Edgar Dewdney

What group is responsible for the creation of National Indigenous History Month (Find in our recent story)

a. Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

b. Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN)

c. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)

d. Regina Aboriginal Professionals Association (RAPA)

What Indigenous Hockey player was honoured with a statue in Saskatoon? 

c. Fred Sasakamoose

Which of the following Treaty Territories are located in Saskatchewan? 

• Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, & 10

In 1954, Jean Cutland Goodwill became the first registered Indigenous nurse in Saskatchewan. Where was she born?

• Poundmaker Cree Nation

This influential activist and leader was president of the Saskatchewan Indian Women’s Association (SIWA) in the 1970s and a reporter for the Saskatchewan Indian newspaper:

• Isabelle McNab

On December 10, 1873, Gabriel Dumont was elected President of the Council of St. Laurent for one year. Who from the list below was chosen as one of his members of council?

• Alexander Hamelin

Who was the leader of the FSIN the year the Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement was signed between the provincial and federal governments and 25 First Nations in Saskatchewan?

• Roland Crowe

This year has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages. The Algonquian languages are the largest group of First Nation languages in North America. Which of the following are the Algonquian languages found in Saskatchewan today?

• Cree and Saulteaux

Which is the most northern and isolated community in Saskatchewan, settled by trappers in the 1900s?

• Camsell Portage