The Salmon Cycle
How can you tell the difference between a male and a female chum salmon?
Females are slender with dark bands on their sides. Males are bigger with hooked noses and large teeth.
Traditionally, who held the important role of weaving
Women
Fix this sentence: He run to the bus.
He runs to the bus.
What is a land acknowledgement?
A land acknowledgement is a brief, respectful statement used to recognize the Indigenous peoples who originally lived on and cared for a specific piece of land.
What are totem poles?
Totem poles are large carvings made form tree trunks that share Indingeous stories and beliefs.
How do salmon help the environment?
When animals like bears carry the salmon into the woods, these nutrients fertilize the soil, which helps the trees and plants grow. They feed other animals like birds and bugs.
Name three shapes commonly used in Coastal Indigenous Art?
Ovoid, crescents, circles, u-form and trigons
Fix this sentence: She eats breakfast and then walked to school.
She eats breakfast and then walks to school. OR She ate breakfast and then walked to school.
What makes a land acknowledgement meaningful?
When you add personal reflection and a call to action.
Why does a carver hollow out (remove wood from) the back of a totem pole?
Hollowing the back helps the wood dry more evenly and prevents it from cracking as much.
What stage do salmon go to the ocean?
Smolt
What is the difference between positive and negative space?
Positive space is the main subject in a work of art. Negative space is the empty area around or between that subject.
Fix this sentence: Karyn and me went camping for the weekend.
Karyn and I went camping for the weekend.
Why are land acknowledgements important?
They are important because they counter the erasure of Indigenous history, encourage reflection on the impacts of colonization, and serve as the first step toward meaningful reconciliation and building respectful relationships.
Why did Luke Parnell name one of his sculptures "Storytellers have big mouths"?
An elder told him that storytellers tell the same story over and over again so that the story is not forgotten and traditions can be passed down from generation to generation.
Name the stages of salmon in the correct order.
1. eggs
2.alevin
3.fry
4.parr
5.smolt
6.adult salmon
7.spawning salmon
How do the shapes in Coastal Indigenous art move to look like ripples in the water?
The shapes move outward from the center like concentric circles or ripples. The shapes do not merge.
Fix this sentence: They is eating pancakes for breakfast.
They are eating pancakes for breakfast.
What should be included in a land acknowledgement?
Name of the Indigenous People
Geographical Location
Acknowledgement of colonization
Recognition of current Indigenous communities
Call to Action
Name the stages of carving a totem pole.
1. Thinking
2. Sketch on paper
3. Draw on wood
4. Chainsaw
5. Hand tools
6. Paint