Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4

Choice 1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 500

What treaty region do we live in? Treaty Six Row 1, Col 1

What is a treaty? Agreements 1, 2

When was Treaty Six signed? 1876 1, 3

Which two parties signed the treaties? The Crown (government) and Aboriginal peoples. 1, 4

Why were First Nation peoples desperate to sign the treaties? The buffalo had been killed off and their way of life destroyed. 2, 1

How did First Nations people begin treaty signing ceremonies? With a pipe ceremony. 2, 2

Who is the Crown? The British Colonial Government 2, 3

What is a unique provision of Treaty 6? The medicine chest. 2, 4

What was given to First Nation leaders after signing treaties? A treaty medallion. 3, 1

Who was the peace chief who signed Treaty 6 ? Poundmaker 3, 2

How did First Nation people refer to North America? Turtle Island 3, 3

How did the government provide education for Aboriginal children? Residential Schools 3, 4

Which chief resisted signing Treaty Six but eventually did? Big Bear 4, 1

Where was Treaty Six signed? Fort Carleton and Fort Pitt 4, 2

Who are the Metis? Descendents of both European and First Nation parents. 4, 3

What did Aboriginal people believe about ownership of the land? Land could not be owned and to be shared by all mankind. 4, 4

When do treaties expire or end? As long as the sun shines and the river flows. 5, 1

What is one of the main issues about the interpretation of treaties? Government relied on written documents while First Nation people rely on oral stories. 5, 2

What were two reasons the Crown wanted treaties signed? They wanted land for agriculture and building of the railway. 5, 3

Who are treaty people? We all are. 5, 4