Read about Indigenous communities in Canada, then practise respectful vocabulary and passive constructions.
Read the text, then answer the comprehension questions.
Canada is home to many Indigenous peoples, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. These groups have distinct languages, traditions and histories, and they lived on the land long before Canada became a country. Today, Indigenous cultures are visible in art, music, literature, politics and environmental activism.
Canada’s history also includes serious injustice. For many years, Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, where they were often separated from their families, languages and cultures. Survivors and their families have asked the country to listen honestly to this history and to work toward reconciliation.
One sign of change is language revitalization. In some communities, elders teach young people words, stories and songs that were almost lost. Schools and museums increasingly include Indigenous perspectives instead of presenting history from only one point of view.
Many public events now begin with a land acknowledgement, a short statement that names the Indigenous peoples connected to the territory. Acknowledgements are not enough on their own, but they can remind listeners that history is connected to real places and real communities.
Choose the best word to complete each sentence.
1 The word refers to peoples who lived in a place before later settlers arrived.
2 A is a formal agreement between groups or governments.
3 An may pass on stories, memories and cultural knowledge.
4 means trying to repair relationships after harm has been done.
5 A land acknowledgement names the peoples connected to a .
6 Each has a responsibility to learn from the past.
7 A strong can support young people as they learn their culture.
8 A can carry history, humour and ways of seeing the world.
Choose the correct passive form.
1 Many Indigenous languages again in community programmes.
2 The orange shirt to remember children affected by residential schools.
3 Land acknowledgements at the beginning of many public events.
4 Stories from elders to younger generations.
5 More resources for language learning in remote communities.
6 Students to listen carefully to different perspectives.
7 A new cultural centre near the river last year.
8 Difficult history honestly in schools.
Write 90–120 words about why it is important to learn history from more than one perspective. Use at least three passive forms.
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