Fianl

Question 1

Ethnocentrism

Answer 1

Belief that one’s own culture, beliefs and practices are better than other. All other practices in cultural groups are measured against your own
Foundational to larger practices used to devalue and persecute other groups

Question 2

Cultural relativism

Answer 2

• Perspective that dictates that cultures are viewed and evaluated upon their own beliefs and standards
• No such thing as a superior culture
• Adopted within Anthropology

Question 3

Atlatl

Answer 3

Throwing sticks are grooved pieces of wood to hold a dart
Hunting tool used to throw a dart which acts as an extension of the throwers arm increasing range, accuracy and power

Question 4

Cordilleran Ice Sheet

Answer 4

Large glacier which covered western Alberta, BC, and souther Yukon

Question 5

Kwaday Dan Ts’inchi

Answer 5

Indigenous human remains that were found preserved in a glacier in norther BC in 1999. Remains were removed and autopsied, the First Nation people were then consulted on what type of research should take place. The remains were analyzed and dated then given back to the First Nation.
Male aged between 18 and 20
200 years ago
Numerous personal possessions

Question 6

St. Mary’s Reservoir

Answer 6

Early Precontact Period site
Found in Wally’s beach site in Southern Alberta. Reservoir was built in the 1950s, when it was drained, the site was exposed.

Question 7

Cabinets of Curiosities

Answer 7

Created by aristocracy of Europe as private collections of natural and cultural objects. Not scientifically based, only accessible to the elites of society

Question 8

Culturally Modified Tree

Answer 8

Culturally modified trees (CMTs) are trees that have been intentionally altered or marked by Indigenous peoples for various cultural, spiritual, or practical purposes

Question 9

Ethnobotany

Answer 9

Study of a region’s native plants through the traditional knowledge of the local communities and cultures that live there
Examines cultural customs and knowledge related to the plants, how areas are ecologically managed, and how different species are used

Question 10

Residential School

Answer 10

Schools opened up by the Canadian government responsible for Indigenous education. Main role of the schools were assimilation. Children were removed from their communities and subjected to assimilation practices and abuse.

Question 11

Mount Mazama

Answer 11

Volcanic eruption 1,600 BP in Present-day Oregon
Eruption caused climate cooling
5-15 cm of ash deposited

Question 12

Mount Edsiza

Answer 12

Mount Edziza was a major obsidian source in British Columbia

Question 13

Midden

Answer 13

Archaeological sites consisting of accumulated refuse or garbage

Question 14

Labret

Answer 14

Form of body piercing below the bottom lip

Question 15

Shanawdithit

Answer 15

The last of the Beothuk
Encountered trappers and was taken to St. Johns where she died of tuberculosis. Provided much of the known oral history of Beothuk culture

Question 16

Birdstone

Answer 16

Ground and polished from other material into the shape of a bird. Possibly used as atlatl weights

Question 17

Microblade

Answer 17

Small, long blades struck ff a small core of stone slotted into a handle. Used to create composite tools

Question 18

Burin

Answer 18

Tools for creating wood and antler tools

Question 19

Vinette 1

Answer 19

Pottery style with thick walled pots with a coarse, gritty, visible temper
Roughened with cord on exterior

Question 20

Pemmican Proclamation

Answer 20

1814
Prevented any pemmican from being exported from the Red River Colony