What nomadic Aboriginal group followed the bison herds for food, clothing, and shelter?

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: The Sioux were nomadic, following the bison (buffalo) herd. The group the test wants is therefore the Sioux.

Three commitments in one sentence. Discover Canada commits the Sioux to THREE specific descriptions: nomadic, following the bison (buffalo) herd. So the Sioux were a moving people whose subsistence pattern depended on the migration of bison across the Plains. The bison provided food, clothing material (hide), and other resources central to Plains-Aboriginal life.

The Sioux fit one of five named patterns. Discover Canada commits Aboriginal subsistence to FIVE distinct patterns across the country: farmers and hunters (the Huron-Wendat of the Great Lakes region, like the Iroquois); hunter-gatherers (the Cree and Dene of the Northwest); nomadic bison-followers (the Sioux); Arctic-wildlife dependent (the Inuit, who lived off Arctic wildlife); and fish-based (West Coast natives, who preserved fish by drying and smoking). So the Sioux's nomadic-bison pattern is one of five regional Aboriginal lifeways the guide names.

The Sioux pattern reflects Plains geography. Discover Canada places the Sioux among the "diverse, vibrant First Nations cultures" that were "rooted in religious beliefs about their relationship to the Creator, the natural environment and each other." The buffalo herds of the Plains were the foundation of Sioux life. The Sioux developed sophisticated horse cultures and bison-hunting techniques on the Plains. "Warfare was common among Aboriginal groups as they competed for land, resources and prestige" — the Sioux's nomadic-buffalo lifestyle put them in contact with neighbouring peoples across vast Plains distances. So when the test asks which Aboriginal group followed the bison herds, the source-precise answer is the Sioux — the nomadic Plains people whose lives moved with the buffalo.

The question is testing whether new citizens know which Aboriginal group followed the bison herds. Discover Canada commits to one group: the Sioux. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different Aboriginal group. "The Inuit" lived off Arctic wildlife — not the bison. "The Huron-Wendat" were farmers and hunters in the Great Lakes region — not the Plains. "The Cree" of the Northwest were hunter-gatherers — not specifically bison-followers. Only the Sioux — described in the source as nomadic, following the bison (buffalo) herd — match.