Indigenous Teachings

2. There are four sacred medicines – Sage, Cedar, Sweetgrass and __________.
6. Land ___________ are read at the beginning of meetings and gatherings to honor the Indigenous peoples and land?
8. The last name of the creator of Orange Shirt Day.
9. ________ grass is the sacred medicine known as the hair of Mother Earth.
10. _________ schools were established primarily for cultural assimilation of Indigenous populations
12. A cultural ceremony involving the burning of sacred medicines.
13. The color is associated with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
14. The last residential school closed in nineteen ____________.
17. Justice _______ Sinclair was the Chief Commissioner of the TRC.
18. A stone landmark built by Inuit, serving various purposes such as guiding travelers, marking sacred places, and guiding hunters.
19. The official language of the Métis Nation.

1. The act of carrying a canoe over land between two bodies of water.
3. The TRC has 94 Calls to ______.
4. The gift of multiple perspectives, traditional medicine and western medicine.
5. Orange Shirt Day is recognized on _______ 30th every year.
7. The ________ wheel is a circle with four quadrants that is important to Indigenous people.
11. The acronym for United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
15. A serious disease that mainly affects the lungs, that disproportionately affects Indigenous population in Canada.
16. The name of a beef jerky style survival food used by Indigenous ancestors.