Social Studies Ojibwe

Question 0

True or false,

Birchbark is a plant

Answer 0

False it’s an outer covering of a birch tree

Question 1

What is a round dwelling made of poles and sticks covered with birchbark or woven mats?

Answer 1

A wigwam

Question 2

What is migration?

Answer 2

Moving from one region or country to another

Question 3

Why is a tall grass that grows in shallow waters that has an edible grain called?

Answer 3

Wild rice

Question 4

What is maple sugar

Answer 4

A sweet substance made by boiling the sap from a maple tree

Question 5

True or false,

Corn wasn’t the most important crop grown by the Ojibwe in the summer tomatoes were

Answer 5

False

Question 6

An ___________ is an agreement made between two or more nations to cooperate for specific reasons

Answer 6

Alliance

Question 7

Self-ruling and independent

Answer 7

Sovereign

Question 8

What year did the Ojibwe arrive?

Answer 8

1600’s

Question 9

The name Ojibwe is an unknown name origin what may it refer to?

Answer 9

Their “ puckered moccasins”

Question 10

What are two ways Ojibwe could be spelt

Answer 10

Ojibwa or Ojibway

Question 11

Anishinaabe is another name for the Ojibwe what does it mean

Answer 11

Original people

Question 12

What does Anishinaabe also refer to

Answer 12

ALL American Indians

Question 13

What is the mispronounced version of Ojibwe by the Europeans, use by the government.

Answer 13

Chippewa

Question 14

What are 5 ways that the Dakota and Ojibwe have something in similar

Answer 14

1. Woodland people who felt at home around the lakes
2. Lived in cool,pine forests with friends and family
3. Fished,hunted, harvested wild rice and made sugar
4. All contributed to the com unity in some way
5. Valued oral history

Question 15

What are 3 differences the Ojibwe and Dakota have

Answer 15

1. Had there own language, customs and beliefs
2. Built wigwams instead of tipis ( permanent homes)
3. Birchbark canoes instead of hollowed out logs

Question 16

The Ojibwe moved from where to where?

Answer 16

From the Atlantic Ocean to near Lake Superior

Question 17

What is the story the prophet told the Ojibwe and what did the story say

Answer 17

It’s called the seven prophets story and it said that they would travel along way to where food grows on water and make seven stops on the way

Question 18

When the Ojibwe made their trip what three groups did they split into and where did they go

Answer 18

Ottawa in the eastern Great Lakes area
Potawatomi who went south into Wisconsin
Ojibwe who kept going west

Question 19

The Ojibwe lived at there fifth stop of their journey which stop was that?

Answer 19

Salut Saint Marie

Question 20

In the 1600’s they split into 2 groups. Where did each of the groups go?

Answer 20

One group went north of Lake Superior and the other went south of it.

Question 21

Where did the northern group settle?

Answer 21

Near Duluth

Question 22

Where did the southern group settle? What did they find there?

Answer 22

In northern Wisconsin and they found wild rice like the prophet said.

Question 23

What is the Ojibwe language called? How many verb forms are there?

Answer 23

Anishinaabemowin; it has more than 6000 verb forms.

Question 24

True of False: The Ojibwe language does not translate well into English?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What solution did they make for when the elders die and there aren't as many people who know the traditions and heritage of the Ojibwe?

Answer 25

They started a language immersion school and colleges are teaching Ojibwe classes more often.

Question 26

Where did the Ojibwe move in the spring?

Answer 26

Headed where maple trees grow.

Question 27

Name 6 things the Ojibwe did in the spring?

Answer 27

Sugar camp - women turn sap into sugar and syrup Family and friends were united after winter Started preparing food already for the next winter Repaired and built new lodges Men hunted Children carried containers of sap to sugar house

Question 28

What are the 4 steps to making canoes?

Answer 28

Frame of cedar Wrap with birch bark and sewed with spruce roots Sealed with spruce gum All helped with certain parts

Question 29

Where did the Ojibwe go to in the summer?

Answer 29

Villages near rivers or lakes

Question 30

What did they do in the summer?

Answer 30

Took canoes packed with belongings and lived in wigwam-like dwellings.

Question 31

What did they do for entertainment in the summer?

Answer 31

Ceremonial feasts and dances and both men and women played games like lacrosse.

Question 32

The women planted and tended crops. List 4 types of crops.

Answer 32

corn squash pumpkin potatoes

Question 33

True or false: In the summer, they gathered wild foods like wheat.

Answer 33

False. They gathered fruits and berries

Question 34

True or False: They did very little hunting in the summer.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Where did the Ojibwe move to in the fall?

Answer 35

Ponds and marshes

Question 36

How did the Ojibwe harvest wild rice in the fall?

Answer 36

Packed wild rice from canoes to people-one poled the canoe and the other beat rice into the canoe. Full canoe-bring back to prepare for storage.

Question 37

List 5 ways the Ojibwe processed wild rice.

Answer 37

Clean out bugs/worms etc. Lay out on bark and dry in the sun Roast over a fire and Pour into a hide-lined pit Grind the husks off by stepping on them lightly Winnowing-toss in air to blow away the chaff

Question 38

What are 4 other autumn tasks?

Answer 38

Children collected and dried berries for winter Men hunted ducks and geese Caught and preserved fish (men and women) Packed up and headed back to pine forests

Question 39

Where did the Ojibwe live in the winter?

Answer 39

Small groups in pine forests

Question 40

What was the wintertime like?

Answer 40

Food was scare and lived far apart from one another

Question 41

What are 5 things about hunting and trapping in the winter?

Answer 41

The men and boys did it Best hunters-large animals like moose, deer, and elk Boys and elders stayed close and hunted small game Made jerky if too much meat and shared with others when food was scarce

Question 42

What were the tasks of the women and children in winter?

Answer 42

Cook meals Made clothing from animal hides Wove fishing nets and hunting bags Looked after children

Question 43

What were the children's games in winter? List 4.

Answer 43

Tobogganing Racing on snowshoes Snowsnakes Listen to stories

Question 44

In the warm months, who did most of the fishing?

Answer 44

Women

Question 45

What were 3 ways they fished in the warm months?

Answer 45

Weighted nets set at night Spears, traps, and hooks Ate fresh or dried for winter

Question 46

Who did most of the fishing in cold months and how did they do it?

Answer 46

Men. They used ice fishing holes, lures of wood and birch bark, and lie over the hole and spear.

Question 47

What was the alliance with the Dakota and Ojibwe and why did they do it?

Answer 47

The Ojibway wanted to move further west into Minnesota but they had to go through the Dakota land so they agreed to supply the Dakota European trade goods they got it if they could go farther into Minnesota to get more European things

Question 48

The Dakota and Ojibway are sovereign nations what does that mean

Answer 48

It means that they have their own independent government separate from the USA

Question 49

What is the story the Prophet told the Ojibwe , how did the Ojibwet know that they had found The right place when they finished their journey, tell about their route, where they lived before they moved, where they moved to, and how many stops they made. Worth eight points

Answer 49

The Ojibway first lived in the Atlantic ocean but one day a profit came and told them the Seven Prophet Story he said that they would travel a long way and make seven stops and then find food that grows on water. Sure enough the Ojibway moved in made seven stops along the way they went along way in then split into three groups the first group was called the Ottawa they went to the eastern great lakes area. The second group was called Potawatomi they went south into Wisconsin and the last group was called the Ojibway they kept going west. Eventually they all stop at Salut Sainte Marie that was the fifth stop, then they split into two groups and one went north of Lake superior , There went south of Lake superior. The group going south ended up in northern Wisconsin and found wild rice like the Prophet said. The other group ended up in Duluth that was the sixth stop for them.