Short Stories / Poetry Flashcards

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Anishinabe

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Ojibway

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2
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Gitchie Manitou

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Great Spirit

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3
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Kookum

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Grandmother

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4
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Tobacco

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A traditional medicine that is offered as a gift to the earth or an elder
- message to creator

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5
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Seven Grandfathers

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Honesty
Wisdom
Respect
Bravery 
Love
Humility 
Truth
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6
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Dogrib

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First Nations who live in the Northwest Territories

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7
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Nagha

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Sasquatch

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8
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Megwetch

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Thank you

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9
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Stereotype

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A general viewpoint about a group of people

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10
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Allusion

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Passing or indirect reference

Ex: west side story is an allusion of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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11
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Trickster

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  • spirit of mischief and shape shifter of many animals

- hated for stupidity but necessary for comic relief

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12
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Reasons why medicine wheels are placed in special places

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To mark the significance of places of
Ceremony 
Meeting 
Teaching
Meditation 
(Energy + celebration)
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