Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 7 of 7
Inuuqatigiit: Inuvialuit Today
Meet the Inuvialuit, their communities and language in the western Arctic.
What your child practises
Inuuqatigiit is an NWT curriculum from an Inuit perspective that stays in schools alongside the adapted BC curriculum. This unit covers the Inuvialuit, their communities, language, land claim and learning from the land. Present tense, living communities.
NWT Curriculum learning standard: Inuuqatigiit · the Inuvialuit, their communities, language and land claim in the NWT
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Is every Indigenous nation in the NWT the same?
- Yes, all share one language
- Yes, all are the same
- No, each has its own history and language
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No, each has its own history and language
Hint: Inuvialuit, Gwich'in and Dene nations are different from one another.
Question 2
Inuvialuit communities today are…
- only part of the past
- living communities with schools, leaders and young people
- empty
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living communities with schools, leaders and young people
Hint: Inuvialuit live and work in the NWT now.
Question 3
In summer in the far north the sun…
- stays up for many hours
- sets at noon
- never rises
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stays up for many hours
Hint: Summer days near the Arctic Ocean are very long.
Question 4
Which ocean is next to the Inuvialuit Settlement Region?
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
Hint: The Arctic coast and the Beaufort Sea are home waters of the Inuvialuit.
Question 5
Who are the Inuvialuit?
- A kind of animal
- People from Europe
- The Inuit of the western Canadian Arctic
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The Inuit of the western Canadian Arctic
Hint: Inuvialuit live in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the north of the NWT.
Question 6
Why do people use warm clothing in the Arctic?
- To be heavier
- Only for fashion
- To stay safe in the cold
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To stay safe in the cold
Hint: Clothing made for the cold keeps people warm and safe.