11 Flashcards
Governance original structure
Wabnaki
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Mi'kmaq Grand Council
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District Chief
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Village chief
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Community membersGovernance today’s structure
Government of Canada
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Chief and council of the community
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Community membersDifference between culture and religion
Culture defines the social forces within a community involving it’s behaviour, foods, and it’s overall traditions
Religion defines how the community members interpret their role in the universe (what they believe in)
How is the mikmaq culture unique
They have traditions like no other culture has. They believe in different things, they make their own medicines, they hunt a lot of their food and pray for the animal that gave up its life so they could eat. They have pow wows and Sun Dances that a lot of cultures don’t have.
Education pre contact
The mikmaq knowledge was passed on from generation to generation. They depend on their knowledge of seasons, weather, animals, plants hunting and survival skills. Their education included the teaching of traditional hunting, shelter building, food perpetration and sewing skills. Traditional stories and histories wet passed on orally
Education post contact
Today the mikmaq go to the public school because few reserves have their own school, more and more mikmaq are graduating from school and many are going to university. Traditional mikmaq skills are not seen as very important today and is slowly disappearing
What is the the difference between spirituality a religion
Religion is an organized into tuition with a set of beliefs. While spiritually is a board concept with room for many perspectives it also means looking for a connection to something bigger
How many moose species are in Nova Scotia
2 different species the ones in cape Breton are from Alberta and the ones in the main land are originally from Nova Scotia
Jurisdiction
Having a legal right over something
Discriminatory
Making or showing on unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things
Saqamaw
Mikmaq word for chief
Centralization
The concentration of management and decision making power at the top of an organization hierarchy
Band council
A record of First Nation council decisions
Nations
A community of people who maintain a separate political structure of government, a common system of values, language, religion, ect
Society
The people of a particular time or place, their activities and customs
Ward
Persons under care of guardian or court
Culture
The beliefs, customs of a particular society
Integrate
To bring to bring together or incorporate parts into a hole
