Using Vocabulary

First Nations      treaty      Rights      residential schools      organizations

Complete these sentences correctly choosing words from the word bank above.

1. The Mi’kmaq, the Penobscot and the Maliseet are all examples of _______________ peoples.

2. He belongs to _______________ that support First Nations rights..

3. In Canada, we are lucky because we all have human The Charter of Human _______________ and Freedoms..

4. A _______________ is an agreement signed and approved by nations.

5. Mi’kmaq families were sad when the children were forced to go to _______________.

Comprehension Questions

1. Why did the Mi’kmaq change their religion in the early 1600s?

2. How did fighting between the Mi’kmaq and the English end?

3. What did the treaties promise the Mi’kmaq?

4. Why did many Mi’kmaw people die from diseases brought by the Europeans?

5. Name two things the government did in the 1860s to change Mi’kmaw life.

6. Name three things the government did to try and end the special rights of First Nations peoples.