Grades 4–8 | First Nations Gallery North America is called Turtle Island by many First Nations groups because in many Hidden Message creation stories the continent was formed Find the words in the puzzle. Once you’ve found all the words, on the back of the leftover letters spell out a Cree proverb. Take the spare a turtle. letters in the order they are written, and fill in the blanks. TONLYWHENTCBSK HIELEASTTRHUAH EEPHAGSDIEIFUA ONLY WHEN THE LAST DANIPDDTHEPFLC ASSINIBOINEATE TREE HAS D I E D AND LAPELGAELSWLEK THE LAST R I VER TERIVERBETYOAA ENPOISONSEADUS BEEN P O I S O NED AND ANDCREEITHNEXI SREDLEOELASTWW THE LAST F I SH BEEN FISHBUEENCAUGS HTWIXLLWEREALI CAU G HT W I LL W E SETHATWECANNOT R EALI SE THAT W E EATMONEYVTENJC CHIPEWYAN SIOUX SAULTEAUX C A N N OT EAT M ONEY EAGLE TIPI SWEAT LODGE PIPE CREE WI-SA-KE-CAHK BUFFALO ELDERS ASSINIBOIN Grades 4–8 | First Nations Gallery 1. What First Nations now call Saskatchewan home? _____________Assiniboin 8. Match the animal with the season in which it was hunted. (Nakota),_______________________________________________________ Sioux (Dakota and Lakota), Cree (Nehiyawak), Saulteaux_______________________________________________________ (Anishinabeg), and Chipewyan (Dene). 2. In what season are stories told? ____________________________Winter WINTER 3. Which moral principle, mentioned in the winter camp display, do you feel is the most important to you? The principle of __________ _______________________________________________________ SPRING 4. Draw a design that was used by the Woods Cree people in their clothing. SUMMER AUTUMN Floral Prints 9. Which First Nation group lived in Saskatchewan in 1700 but not in 1850? ___________________________________________________Hidatsa 5. Circle the words in the following list that best describes the 10. When the French Revolution began in Europe in 1779, what was moccasins made by the Plains Cree people. about to happen in Saskatchewan? __________________________First recorded smallpox ________________________________________________________epidemic in 1781. BRIGHT COLOURS BEADED EMBROIDERED ________________________________________________________ FLOWER PATTERNS LINES & TRIANGLES DULL COLOURS 11. During the fur trade, what were beaver pelts used for in Europe? Hats.________________________________________________________ 6. Why is the eagle so sacred to the First Nations people? _________He flies ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________the highest of all birds; therefore, he is believed to be 12. What two main treaties were signed in Saskatchewan? _______________________________________________________the closest to the Creator. Treaties________________________________________________________ 4 and 6. 7. What do some believe the Northern Lights are? _______________The Old Ones ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________who have come to dance. _______________________________________________________.