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Question 1

Etuaptmunk/ two eyed seeing

Answer 1

as conceptualized by elder Dr. Albert Marshall learning to see from one eye with its strength of indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strength of western knowledge and ways of knowing and learning to use both these eyes together for the benefit of all

Question 2

auntie

Answer 2

a mikmaw Woman who takes on a role of giving love guidance and supports to their nieces and nephews she accepts any relatives child as she would her own

Question 3

elder

Answer 3

a mikmaw , who has lived more years and passes on knowledge to the next generation

Question 4

mikmaw

Answer 4

used to describe a person place or thing that is
mikmaw. The name of the language

Question 5

13th moon

Answer 5

A lunar month that is added every 2 to 3 years when it seems that the names for the moons are ahead of nature like the extra day in a leap year this addition corrects the calendar and makes the other moons come at the right time of year

Question 6

kiuskap

Answer 6

The legendary hero, who gave form to all things on earth

Question 7

kisulk

Answer 7

The creator of the world and the heavens

Question 8

mikmaq

Answer 8

used for plural (more than one mikmaw person place or thing ) the whole first nation as a group

Question 9

mikmaw lunar month

Answer 9

The 29 1/2 day month that follows the cycle of the moon. There are usually 12 lunar months, but every 2 to 3 years there are 13.

Question 10

lnuk

Answer 10

translates literally as the people, and is the mikmaw word for the indigenous people of mikmaki

Question 11

mikmaki

Answer 11

native people that live in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, northern parts of Quebec parts of of New Brunswick and parts of Newfoundland

Question 12

in the Sundance festival, what would they do to a tree?

Answer 12

they would cut the tree down, not allowing it to touch the ground, and they would tie prayer ties on the branches of the tree

Question 13

what hand was tobacco Held in what was it used in?

Answer 13

it was held in the left hand because that’s closest to the Heart
it was used in prayer ties because it was believed that the creator would hear, and it was used in the Sundance festival

Question 14

in the late 1700s what was the bounty on Native Americans heads

Answer 14

75 pounds for men
25 pounds for women and children

Question 15

four sacred teachings

Answer 15

tobacco
Sweet grass
Cedar
Sage

Question 16

The seven grandfather teachings.

Answer 16

respect - buffalo
love - eagle
Courage - bear
Truth - turtle
Humility - wolf
Wisdom - beaver
honesty - Sabe ( Bigfoot)