Chapter 1 Our Canada Flashcards
Which FN group lived in the Maritimes?
Mi’kmaq
How many districts were in the Mi’kmaq?
7
What were the Haudenoshaunee called?
People of the Longhouse
What were dodems?
Clans
Which FN group lived near the Great Lakes?
Anishinabe
What does Mi’kmaq mean?
My brothers
What does Anishinabe mean?
The original people
Which FN group farmed all year round?
Haudenoshaunee
Which 2 FN groups moved with the seasons by hunting fish in summer and moose in winter?
Mi’kmaq and Anishnabe
What is a consensus?
Agreement by everyone
The Midewin society were healers from which FN group?
Anishinabe
Which FN group had a yearly Grand council to discuss where to hunt, fish, and how to keep peace with other nations?
Mi’kmaq
Which FN group lived in present day United States?
Haudenoshaunee
What is an alternate name for the Haudenoshaunee?
Iroquois
Corns, beans, and squash were gathered by which FN group?
Haudenoshaunee
The Anishinabe had clans with different duties. Which of the following was NOT one of them? Leadership, teaching, policing, spiritual needs, gathering food.
Gathering Food
The Great Law of Peace was a law that allowed equality between 6 nations. For which FN group was this for?
Haudenoshaunee
Clan mothers would select leaders. These leaders are called…
Hoyaneh
What are wampum belts for?
To record treaties and other agreements.
Which group invented maple syrup?
Anishinabe
Which group invented lacrosse?
Haudenoshaunee
A pow wow is a…
Celebratory gathering of people
A Saqamaw is a…
Leader for the Mi’kmaq
Name one thing the FN groups all value.
(Accepted answers): Pride, honor, respect, equality, peace, community, care for the earth.
True or False: The FN did not change the land to suit their needs, but they fit their way of life to the opportunities the land gave them.
True
