Test your knowledge with our Aboriginal Day quiz

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National Aboriginal Day is June 21, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a quiz about all things Aboriginal. Here are a few questions about people, places and events that have been featured in stories in Raven's Eye and our sister publications over the past year.

1) In the July 2004 issue of Windspeaker, we featured a story about actor Lorne Cardinal. On what TV show does Cardinal play Davis Quinton, police chief of the fictional town of Dog River?

2) The July 2004 issue of Windspeaker also included a story about John Kim Bell and his retirement from an organization he founded in 1984. What is the name of that organization?

3) In the October 2004 issue of Windspeaker, we brought our readers a story about the grand opening of a new museum in Washington, DC. What is the name of the new museum?

4) Windspeaker's February 2005 edition featured a story about a controversial decision to ban what spiritual practice within provincial jails in Alberta?

5) In the January 2005 issue of Raven's Eye, we brought you a story about the generosity of the Mount Currie Indian Band, which took $2,200 of the money earmarked to help them rebuild their community after severe flood damage, and instead donated the funds to help the survivors of what natural disaster?

6) A story about the furor surrounding the unveiling of the logo for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, to be held in Whistler can be found in the May 2005 issue of Raven's Eye. What is the logo, and why is it getting such a cold response from B.C.'s First Nation communities?

7) A story about the new owners of the St. Eugene Mission Resort, located near Cranbrook, B.C., was among the stories we brought you in the November 2004 issue of Ontario Birchbark. The resort, which was suffering financial difficulties under its previous ownership, was purchased by Mmnikaning First Nation of Ontario, the Samson Cree Nation of Alberta and the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council of British Columbia. The resort now boasts a hotel, golf course and casino, but what was the historic building's original use?

8) The May 2005 issue of Ontario Birchbark and Raven's Eye included a story about Ted Nolan, who has been signed on to coach the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Nolan hasn't been behind the bench since the 1996-1997 season, when he was the coach of what National Hockey League team?

9) In the August 2004 issue of Saskatchewan Sage, we brought you a story about artist Dana Claxton and her multimedia exhibit that tells the story of her ancestors. They settled in the Moose Jaw area, following their leader, who had led them to victory against General George Custer in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Who was the legendary Hunkpapa Lakota chief that Claxton's great-great maternal grandparents and great-grandmother accompanied on the long trek from South Dakota to Saskatchewan?

10) A Saskatchewan actor was profiled in the March 2005 issue of Saskatchewan Sage. Newly appointed to the Order of Canada, he has appeared in numerous movies and television shows. On the big screen, he was in Black Robe, Legends of the Fall and The Doe Boy. On the small screen, he's made appearances on Smallville, The X-Files, Due South, MacGyver and Moccasin Flats, but is probably best known for his portrayal of Albert Golo in North of 60. Can you name him?

11) We brought you coverage of an annual pilgrimage in the August 2004 issue of Alberta Sweetgrass, sharing images of people who each year travel to walk in the healing waters of what Northern Alberta lake?

12) The December 2004 issue of Alberta Sweetgrass brought you news of honors bestowed upon actor Graham Greene, who received the Earle Grey Award during the Gemini Awards ceremony held on Dec. 13. Greene, whose acting career has spanned two decades, has earned two Gemini Awards for his work on the children's television show Dudley the Dragon. Can you name the character Greene plays on the show?

Answers

1) Lorn Cardinal is one of the stars of CTV's hit comedy show Corner Gas.

2) John Kim Bell resigned from the presidency of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation.

3) The Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of the American Indian had its grand opening on Sept. 21, 2004. The new museum celebrates and shares the cultures of Indigenous peoples from across the Americas.

4) In September 2004, a smoking ban was implemented within provincial jails in Alberta. The ban on smoking tobacco products was extended to ban the burning of Sweetgrass. While members of the union representing prison guards in Alberta presented the ban as a health issue, others saw it as an infringement on the religious rights of Aboriginal inmates.

5) Mount Currie Indian Band donated $2,200 to the Burnaby Red Cross to help the victims of the tsunami that devastated parts of southeast Asia in December 2004. The money had originally been donated to Mount Currie by Canadians for Reconciliation, which held a banquet to raise funds for Aboriginal people affected by fires and flooding in B.C.

6) The logo chosen for the 2010 Winter Olympics is an inukshuk, which organizers say represents the connection between Canadians and their breathtaking natural environment. First Nation leaders in B.C. questioned why a logo representing West Coast culture wasn't chosen, and were upset with the lack of input by B.C. First Nations into the logo selection. Others are concerned about cultural appropriation, as the design was created by non-Inuit artists. Still others question the wisdom of having the games represented by a logo that bears a striking resemblance to Pac-Man.

7) St. Eugene Mission was opened in 1910 as a residential school for Aboriginal children.

8) Ted Nolan coached the Buffalo Sabres during the 1996-97 season, and earned the Jack Adams Award, given to the National Hockey League coach of the year, in recognition of his efforts. The Sabres offered Nolan a one-year extension to his contract, but heturned them down.

9) Dana Claxton's ancestors were followers of Sitting Bull. Her multimedia exhibit, Sitting Bull and the Moose Jaw Sioux, features images of the descendants of the Moose Jaw Sioux and deconstructed images from the Battle of Little Big Horn.

10) Gordon Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan was appointed a member of the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson, becoming the third person in his family to receive such an honor. His late father, John B. Tootoosis, was appointed as a member in 1986, while his sister, Jean Goodwill, was appointed as an officer in 1991.

11) Thousands of Native Catholics travel to Lac Ste. Anne each July to take part in a spiritual gathering, with the blessing of the lake, masses held in the shrine that sits a short walk from the shore, and candlelight processions. The lake, located about 50 miles west of Edmonton, has been attracting pilgrims to its shores for more than a century, and has been known as a spiritual place and a place of healing for even longer than that.

12) Graham Greene's award-winning role on Dudley the Dragon is that of Mr. Crabby Tree.