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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 6

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador

First peoples and newcomers who call this place home.

What your child practises

Practises the Indigenous peoples and the newcomers who have made their homes in Newfoundland and Labrador, and how cultures have shaped the province. The Indigenous content is light, in the present tense, and needs review by Innu, Inuit, Mi'kmaq and Southern Inuit partners.

Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum curriculum outcome: Culture and diversity (by Grade 6) · the Indigenous peoples and the newcomers who have made their homes in Newfoundland and Labrador, and how cultures have shaped the province

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Where did many Irish settlers make their homes in the province?

    • on the Avalon Peninsula
    • in Nunatsiavut
    • in Labrador West only
    • in the Torngat Mountains

  2. Question 2

    Which Mi’kmaw First Nation has members mostly on the west coast of the island?

    • Nunatsiavut
    • Torngat Nation
    • Qalipu First Nation
    • Innu Nation

  3. Question 3

    Who are the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland?

    • a group from Labrador only
    • an Indigenous people who live on the island
    • sailors from Iceland
    • a sports team

  4. Question 4

    Who are the Inuit of Nunatsiavut?

    • visitors from Greenland
    • people who live only on the island
    • an Indigenous people of northern Labrador
    • a school club

  5. Question 5

    When does mummering or jannying happen?

    • every Friday
    • in the middle of summer
    • during the twelve days of Christmas
    • on the first day of school

  6. Question 6

    Why is Nunatsiavut special?

    • it is an island park
    • Labrador Inuit govern themselves there
    • it is a ferry
    • it is a big city

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