Celebrating Indigenous heritage in Canada

Try our quiz to test your knowledge of Indigenous heritage and learn something about sites and events that celebrate this vital aspect of our country's history and culture.

1. At the Manito Ahbee Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, visitors can take in a (traditional gathering) involving dancers, singers and drummers.

tepee

powwow

wigwam

2. On Manitoulin Island, in Ontario, we experienced a traditional (ritual purification) ceremony.

smudging

peace pipe

healing

3. Many Mi'kmaq (rock carvings) can be found along the rocky shores of Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia.

glyphs

petroglyphs

hieroglyphs

4. Head-Smashed-In (cattle-like plains animal) Jump in Alberta attests to the communal hunting techniques of the Plains peoples.

Caribou

Muskox

Buffalo

5. At Wendake, in Quebec, school groups will enjoy visiting a yänonchia', or (communal dwelling).

longhouse

lodgehouse

log house

6. British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest has become known worldwide for (travel with a positive ecological impact).

ecotourism

adventure travel

glamping

7. At the Great Northern Arts Festival in the Northwest Territories, visitors can learn to sculpt (traditional stone used for carving).

jade

granite

soapstone

8. Artistic works by (Indigenous people of northern Canada) from Cape Dorset, Nunavut, are a source of delight to visitors.

the Inuit people

Inuit

Inuits

9. Visitors to Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatchewan can enjoy a snack of bannock and tea around the campfire.

muskeg

prairie lily

slough grass

10. On the island of SGang Gwaay off Canada's Pacific Coast lie the ruins of a Haida village, with its (artifacts traditional to the West Coast).

totem poles

standing stones

inukshuks