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Chapter 1 Flashcards

Anishinabe, Mi'kmaq, Haudenosaunee

1
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How the Mi’kmaq society made decisions.

point form, 7 things

A
  • 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
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The role of women in decision making in the Mi’kmaq society.

point form, 3 things

A
  • Women listen in meeting but don’t have a say
  • Opinions were still valuable to group
  • Could be elders
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How the society used the land in the Mi’kmaq society

point form, 10 things

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  • 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
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The role of men in decision making in the Mi’kmaq society.

point form, 7 things

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  • 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)
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5
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Technology the Mi’kmaq society used.

Point form, 8 things

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  • 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
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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)

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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.

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What did they hunt/fish in the different seasons?

point form, summer = 2 things, winter = 1 thing

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Summer:
-Fished
-Hunted sea animals(e.g. whales)
Winter:
-Hunted animals(e.g. moose)
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Fill in the blanks. (Mi’kmaq)

When one _________ was in need, another would ____.

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When one district was in need, another would help.

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How did the Anishinabe society make decisions?

point form, 10 things

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  • 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
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What is the Midewin Society?

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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.

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The role of women in decisions making for the Anishinabe Society.
(point form, 3 things)

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  • Sit in circle
  • Participated in group discussions(opinions, etc)
  • Could become elders or part of midewin society
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How the Anishinabe used the land.

point form, 8 things

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  • 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.
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The role of men in decision making in Anishinabe society.

point form, 4 things

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  • Can become leader and provide leadership
  • Elders
  • Participated in group discussions
  • Could become ogimauh or part of the midewin society
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What is Ogimauh?

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Anishinabe Leader

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Technology the society used.

Point form, 9 things

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  • 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
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16
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Did the anishinabe move around? If so, when?

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Yes the moved around. They had winter and summer camps.

17
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What leadership skills did the anishinabe value?

A

Selfless leadership skills

18
Q

What does a dodem mean?

A

Clan(anishinabe)

19
Q

What do the First Nations respect?

A

They respect the land, and teach lessons to care and be kind to all living things

20
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What do women do in the anishinabe society(not decision making).

A

They pick berries, harvest, etc.

21
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How do the haudenosaunee make decisions?

point form, 9 things

A
  • Grand council makes decisions about war, trade, treaties
  • Clan mothers hear about idea and if they agree it goes to the Hoyaneh
  • Consensus
  • Clans
  • Elders consider 7th generation
  • Alliances
  • Great law of peace
  • 50 Chiefs on grand council
  • Valued dreams as information
22
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How the haudenosaunee society used the land.

point form, 11 things

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  • Berries
  • Roots
  • Maple syrup
  • Game
  • Fish heads to fertilize soil
  • Move when land isn’t good anymore
  • Make moccasins
  • Cornfields
  • Stay in one place usually
  • Careful of what they take
  • Grow the three sisters
23
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What are the three sisters?

A

Corn, bean, squash

24
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The role of women in decision making in the Haudenosaunee society.
(Point form, 7 things)

A
  • Clan mothers
  • Clan mothers choose and replace hoyaneh/leaders
  • All women can vote on things
  • Can attend Grand Council but not speak
  • Lot’s of influence
  • Consult each other
  • Take care of, teach
25
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The role of men in decision making in the Haudenosaunee society.
(point form, 5 things)

A
  • Chiefs
  • Hoyaneh
  • Council of chiefs(grand council)(made up of hoyaneh)
  • Can speak opinion
  • Scouts
26
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Hoyaneh

A

Leaders of Haudenosaunee Society

27
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Technology the haudenosaunee used.

point form, 8 things

A
  • Longhouses
  • Leather
  • Wampum to tell stories/treaties/agreements
  • Moccasins, can be leather
  • Fish heads to fertilize soil
  • Basket to wash corn to prepare for soup
  • Canoes
  • Snowshoes
28
Q

What law is important to the Haudenosaunee?

A

Great law of peace

29
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Name of Mi’kmaq(other names, origin, meaning of name)

A

Comes from word nikmaq which means “my brothers”.

Alternate names = Micmac, Mi’maq

30
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Name of Anishinabe(other names, origin, meaning of name)

A

Anishinabe is the name that they use for themselves. Means “The Original People”
Alternate names = Ojibway, Ojibwa

31
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Name of Haudenosaunee(other names, origin, meaning of name)

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Means “People of the Longhouse”. Comes from name of their dwelling.
Do not call themselves Iroquois
Alternate names = Iroquois, Six Nation Confederacy, Iroquois Confederacy

32
Q

Fill in the blanks:

Connections to the _____ can be important to ________. First Nations ____ from and ________ their _______

A

Connections to the past can be important to the identity. First Nations learn from and respect their elders.

33
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How do connections to traditions - through oral history and learning from the Elders-play a role in these societies today.

A

Stories are passed down
Elders have experience, make a lot of the decisions
Language is carried on
Traditions are carried on

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