Monday's Assignment, June 20, 2016

Monday's Assignment

Welcome to our last week of school before the Canada Day break! As we think about this country, what were your thoughts about the native peoples here? What do they look like? What do they sound like? How do you relate to them as newcomers to this land?

Take notes as you watch the following video:

Notes

Birch bark canoe, kayak, toboggan, etc.
Canadian Aboriginal's religion just is a respect for all nature the Reapers. 

Here are your tasks:1. Check out this FAQ.
    1. Write and record on chirbit.com 5 T/F statements, including the answers at the bottom of your post.

        1. Inuit, First Nations and Métis are three different Aboriginal groups who lived in Canada.

        2. There are more than 50 Aboriginal languages that have been spoken in three different Aboriginal groups.

        3. First Nations, Inuit and Métis each don't have their own culture.

        4. Nunavut means "our land" in Inuktitut, the language spoken by Inuit.

        5. Most Inuit in Canada live in the country’s youngest territory, Nunavut.

http://chirb.it/ApHxJA
    2. Write 3 questions you would like answers to.

        1. Do you think Aboriginal like the immigrants? 

        2. Have you ever met some Inuit?

        3. Do you like the movie, "The revenant"? Do you know the movie, "The revenant" happened in Canada?

Version 2
         1. Do you think Aboriginal people like the immigrants? 
         2. Have you ever met any Inuit?

         3. Do you like the movie, "The revenant"? Do you know the story, "The revenant" happened in Canada?
2. Study the Vocabulary for Wednesday’s Presentation
    1. Select 10 or more hardest words from the lists.

Aboriginal: Term used by the Canada Federal Government, and includes Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples.

Algonquin: First Nations people who share a similar language and lifestyle, includes Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibway Nations.

First Nations: Indigenous people native to Canada; also known as Native and Indian.

Inuit: Indigenous people native to Northern Canada. In Inuktitut means “the people”.

Kayak: Inuit boat built from animal hides, and designed for only one person.

Clan: A group of people united by marriage and ancestors; can also mean family or families.

Nunavut: The country’s youngest territory.

Igloo / Iglu / Igluvigak: Snow house built by the Inuit of Northern Canada. 

Metis: Traditionally was a person born with a First Nations mother and a French Canadian father. Today the term is used for a person with mixed First Nations and European ancestry.
Six Nations: Includes the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Tuscarora Nations.

    2. Create a crossword puzzle, and publish it with answers at the bottom of your post.

Answers: 1-T; 2-T; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T.

crossword puzzle answers:

1. Igloo

2. Algonquin

3. Metis

4. Inuit

5. Kayak

6.Six Nations: Includes the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Tuscarora Nations.

7. Aboriginal

8. Clan

9. Nunavut