Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anishinabe, Mi'kmaq, Haudenosaunee
How the Mi’kmaq society made decisions.
point form, 7 things
- Had a chosen leader
- Meetings
- Sit in a circle of around 150 people
- Government split into 7 districts with local leaders
- Think about many years in advance
- Council of Elders present a plan
- Grand Council meetings to find long-term decisions
The role of women in decision making in the Mi’kmaq society.
point form, 3 things
- Women listen in meeting but don’t have a say
- Opinions were still valuable to group
- Could be elders
How the society used the land in the Mi’kmaq society
point form, 10 things
- Dig ponds to farm for fish
- Hunt moose/dear
- Fish for eel/cod/trout
- Harpoon whales
- Duck eggs
- Dried fish
- Lived in WigWams
- Fruit
- Wild veggies
- Medicine bark/roots
The role of men in decision making in the Mi’kmaq society.
point form, 7 things
- Participate in meetings
- Grand council
- Leaders
- Chiefs
- Elders
- Boys who proved themselves men got to participate
- Proved themselves by hunting something(e.g. a moose)
Technology the Mi’kmaq society used.
Point form, 8 things
- Toboggans to transport goods
- Snowshoes
- Travel on canoes
- Harpoons to hunt
- Lived in WigWams
- Mattresses made of evergreens
- Rocks to hold heat
- Used roots and medicine bark for medicine
Did the Mi’kmaq society move around? If so, where did they live and when did they move around? If not, why didn’t they?(short answer form)
They did move around. In the summer they lived close to the coast and in the winter they lived away from the coast in the forest.
What did they hunt/fish in the different seasons?
point form, summer = 2 things, winter = 1 thing
Summer: -Fished -Hunted sea animals(e.g. whales) Winter: -Hunted animals(e.g. moose)
Fill in the blanks. (Mi’kmaq)
When one _________ was in need, another would ____.
When one district was in need, another would help.
How did the Anishinabe society make decisions?
point form, 10 things
- Had clans that were like brother/sister
- Each clan had a different role
- Used consensus
- Men/women sit in a circle
- Men/women both give opinions
- Speakers
- Elders
- Ogimauh(leaders), elders, midewin society talk about decisions
- Midewin Society
- Make decisions in a dome-shaped structure built for meetings
What is the Midewin Society?
A society in the Anishinabe first nation group. They held special gifts of healing/leading. People respected them and they went through a special secret training.
The role of women in decisions making for the Anishinabe Society.
(point form, 3 things)
- Sit in circle
- Participated in group discussions(opinions, etc)
- Could become elders or part of midewin society
How the Anishinabe used the land.
point form, 8 things
- Tracking deer
- Valued all living things
- Migration
- Did not take more than they needed
- Collected sap
- Picked berries
- Harvested/collected/farmed plants
- Hunt fish/whale, etc.
The role of men in decision making in Anishinabe society.
point form, 4 things
- Can become leader and provide leadership
- Elders
- Participated in group discussions
- Could become ogimauh or part of the midewin society
What is Ogimauh?
Anishinabe Leader
Technology the society used.
Point form, 9 things
- Canoes for speed
- Tech to collect/skim maple sap
- Harpoons for hunting sturgeon, etc.
- Used canoe, poler, knockers to harvest wild rice
- Nets to fish
- Arrows
- Used fire to shape arrows
- Snowshoes
- Toboggans