social - mikmaq

Question 1

role for woman in decision making

Answer 1

H- could be clan mothers and choose the male leaders
A- were equal to men within the clan- the woman could attend the meetings and share their ideas + opinions
M- could sit and listen to meetings but have no say

Question 2

similarities between the clans

Answer 2

used snow shoes, used toboggans , hunted, fished, grew crops

Question 3

differences with housing between the mikmaq and haud. provide why they were different

Answer 3

H- had long houses because a lot of people would stay in the houses and would stay in that one place
M and A- had wigwarms so that when winter came they could move somewhere warmer

Question 4

give four examples that show men and woman had different roles

Answer 4

woman- dried meat, took care of children, gathered berries

men - defended, fished, hunted

Question 5

perspectives definition

Answer 5

values and ideas shared by people with a common language, culture, and history

Question 6

indigenous people

Answer 6

First peoples, the original peoples of a place

Question 7

primary sources

Answer 7

These include letters, journals, and artifacts that people in history created

Question 8

council of elders

Answer 8

groups of respected people that chose and advised mi’kmaq leaders

Question 9

grand council

Answer 9

The name given to the Council for all seven districts of the mi’kmaq nation AND The council of fifty chiefs of the Haudenosaunee

Question 10

dodem

Answer 10

a clan of the Anishinabe

Question 11

consensus

Answer 11

Agreement by everyone

Question 12

midewin Society

Answer 12

a special society of the Anishinabe people.

Question 13

clan mothers

Answer 13

female leaders of clans in Haudenosaunee society

Question 14

great law of peace

Answer 14

The constitution of the Haudenosaunee confederacy

Question 15

alliance

Answer 15

an agreement among a group of nations to act together to support each other’s interests.

Question 16

wampum Belt

Answer 16

Shell beads woven into belts or strings used to record treaties and other agreements among different nations

Question 17

powwow

Answer 17

a gathering of first Nations people to celebrate their cultures

Question 18

Explain how decisions were made in the First Nations groups we studied, with references to each society

Answer 18

Mi’kmaq - they had 7 districts and each district had a council of elders. each district chose leaders and was advised by the council of elders to respect the grand council
Anishinabe - they had dodems and plans for the cranes and the loomed provided leadership to their people
Haudenosaunee - all nations had their own council to decide on local situations and they all followed the great law of peace

Question 19

How does geography affect culture and give 2 examples

Answer 19

M- lived near the ocean and they would eat salt water fish and sea mammals because they lived by the ocean + had wide flat bottom canoes
A- had fast river and lived near great lakes, needed long narrow canoes, ate fresh water fish and wild rice, had to move within seasons
H- because they lived on good soil and farmland they became farmers and could live in the same spot for many years