Indigenous Peoples of Canada and New York
Grade 4•45 minutes•A3.1 identify major Indigenous nations that came into contact with European settlers and/or explorers prior to 1713 in what would become Canada (e.g., Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region: some of the many nations were Abenaki, Algonkin, Haudenosaunee, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Potawatomie, Wendat, Weskarini; northern Ontario: some of the nations were Cree and Ojibwe; Atlantic Canada: some of the many nations were Beothuk, Innu, Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Wolastoqiyik; Arctic: some of the nations were Inuit and Dene), and describe key characteristics of selected nations (e.g., with respect to language; religious/spiritual beliefs and ceremonies; governance structures; food and clothing; roles of men, women, and children; the role and significance of arts and crafts)
Learning Objective
I can identify some Indigenous nations in Canada and New York and share a fact about one of them.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Name three Indigenous nations that lived in what is now Canada.
2. Name one Indigenous nation that lived in what is now New York State.
3. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is made up of several nations. Name one of them.
...and 4 more questions
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