Short Stories / Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
Anishinabe
A
Ojibway
2
Q
Gitchie Manitou
A
Great Spirit
3
Q
Kookum
A
Grandmother
4
Q
Tobacco
A
A traditional medicine that is offered as a gift to the earth or an elder
- message to creator
5
Q
Seven Grandfathers
A
Honesty Wisdom Respect Bravery Love Humility Truth
6
Q
Dogrib
A
First Nations who live in the Northwest Territories
7
Q
Nagha
A
Sasquatch
8
Q
Megwetch
A
Thank you
9
Q
Stereotype
A
A general viewpoint about a group of people
10
Q
Allusion
A
Passing or indirect reference
Ex: west side story is an allusion of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
11
Q
Trickster
A
- spirit of mischief and shape shifter of many animals
- hated for stupidity but necessary for comic relief
12
Q
Reasons why medicine wheels are placed in special places
A
To mark the significance of places of Ceremony Meeting Teaching Meditation (Energy + celebration)