Taber Hill

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/taber-hill

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the estimated chronological period?14th century CE
2. What is the associated cultural group?Wyandot (Huron) First Nations
3. Where is Taber Hill located?It is in Scarborough, Toronto, near the corner of Lawrence Avenue and Bellamy Road.
4. Why is Taber Hill special?It is the only First Nations burial mound in Canada that is officially protected as a cemetery. It shows how the Wyandot remembered their ancestors.

Ossuary: A repository for bones, often resulting from secondary burial practices, signifying communal remembrance and ancestral connection.
Wyandot (Huron): An Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous nation with a significant historical presence in the Great Lakes region of North America.
Mortuary Customs: The traditional practices and rituals associated with death, burial, and mourning within a particular culture or society.
Heritage Preservation: The act of protecting and maintaining cultural and historical sites and artifacts for future generations.