Indigenous Religions

Question 1

Indigenous groups of humans (nomads) first worshipped what kind of diety (male or female)?

Answer 1

Goddesses (Mother Nature or Earth Mother)

Question 2

There are four types of beliefs in God. What are they?

Answer 2

Polytheistic, Trinitarian, Monotheistic, None

Question 3

What does BC mean for Christians?

Answer 3

BC = Before Christ (time before Jesus’s birth)

Question 4

What does AD mean for Christians?

Answer 4

AD = Anno Domini (“In the year of the lord”)

Question 5

Did ancient religions give us the names for our current calendar system?

Answer 5

Yes (Days of the Week based on Old English and a mix of religious mythology; Months of the Year based on Roman Mythology)

Question 6

How did the earliest Indigenous peoples come to North America?

Answer 6

A land bridge made of ice that covered over the “Bering Strait”. It connected Alaska to Russia 15,000 years ago.

Question 7

What piece of legislation created controversy and is considered by many today to be racist for indigenous peoples.

Answer 7

The Indian Act of 1876

Question 8

What is the name of God in Indigenous Culture

Answer 8

The creator, The trickster, Great Spirit or Great Mystery, Shaman

Question 9

A spiritual leader of a group or tribe who adore to the belief in Shaminism. Both divine and human, they play the role of communicator, educator, healer, prophets and mystic in each indigenous band they belong to.

Answer 9

Shaman

Question 10

Do indigenous peoples have sacred texts?

Answer 10

No, there are NONE. They pass down their stories orally through tradition. Only the last 100 years have they started to write down their stories.

Question 11

Who are the people in charge of an Indigenous Bands?

Answer 11

The Elders

Question 12

What food restrictions to indigenous peoples in Canada have?

Answer 12

They are omnivores. They eat what the land provides them and not over consume.

Question 13

What do indigenous peoples believe in when it comes to death?

Answer 13

They believe in reincarnation of ones spirit

Question 14

Religious morals and values that are enforced by the community are called this:

Answer 14

Taboos

Question 15

These objects are used to describe a connection to nature, spirits and ancestry.

Answer 15

Totems (totem poles)

Question 16

A written document that sets rules and guidelines for indigenous peoples, and that to disobey them is considered a sin.

Answer 16

Code of Handsome Lake

Question 17

The religious festival that gives thanks to the creator in the morning

Answer 17

The morning dance

Question 18

This festival, which is no longer practiced gets adult members to insert hooks into their skin and dance around a pole in the centre to give thanks to the creator.

Answer 18

The sun dance

Question 19

This religious milestone is used to initiate an adolescent into an adult member of the community by going off into the wilderness to find their purpose in life.

Answer 19

The Vision Quest

Question 20

This is a religious ceremony that takes place in a tent with rocks heated and steam produced to cleanse the body of spirits

Answer 20

The sweat lodge

Question 21

This indigenous ceremony has traditional dances and wear masks to connect with the spirits of the community.

Answer 21

The Potlatch ceremony

Question 22

This ceremony allows the Shaman to connect an individual with the spirits of the past.

Answer 22

The shaking tent

Question 23

At birth, who names the child?

Answer 23

grandparents

Question 24

An Ojibwa symbol that was intended to teach natural wisdom. Now, it is used to suppress nightmares

Answer 24

Dream Catcher

Question 25

This is the most important symbol to the indigenous people

Answer 25

The Medicine Wheel

Question 26

A human-made stone landmark, used for navigation for various indigenous peoples.

Answer 26

Inuksuk

Question 27

What are the FOUR (4) core ethics of Indigenous peoples

Answer 27

1) Do not interfere 2) The Community is Important 3) Everything is Shared 4) The Land is Sacred.

Question 28

What are the three types of indigenous housing?

Answer 28

Wigwam, Igloo, Tipi

Question 29

What are the three types of indigenous buildings shared by the community?

Answer 29

Longhouse, Plank House, Pit House

Question 30

In 1999 the Canadian government made this exclusive territory for indigenous Canadians. What is this territory called?

Answer 30

Nunavut