Rituals
Symbols
Vocabulary
European Contact
Life Cycle
100
A ceremony to purify the mind, spirit and body. It takes place in a closed structure with heated rocks.
What is The Sweat Lodge
100
Filters dreams so that good dreams are caught and bad dreams dissipate into the universe.
What is a Dream Catcher
100
The religion of the Iroquois.
What is Longhouse
100
The Europeans gave the Aboriginals this type of land.
What is the worst type of land. It had bad soil and it was in remote areas.
100
True or False: An Native's name can change as he or she matures.
What is true
200
There is a four day fast before this ritual. It takes place in June or July under the full moon.
What is the Sun Dance
200
This messenger of the Creator protects peace at the top of the Peace Tree and is a symbol of courage.
What is the Eagle.
200
A member selected to maintain rituals and traditional ceremonies.
What is the Faith Keeper
200
Aboriginals taught Europeans this.
What is survival skills
200
This person gives child a name that was presented by the Great Spirit.
What is a grandparent or elder.
300
Mr. DiPaolo promised us one of these sometime this semester. It is a festival that celebrates a spiritual event (ex. Wedding)
What is a Potlatch
300
Cleanses the spirit and symbolizes the heart of the People.
What is fire.
300
Animism.
What is the attribution of a living soul to plant, animals, nature and inanimate objects.
300
If a family refused to send their kid to a residential school, Indian Agents would do this.
What is withhold food and benefits.
300
This hairstyle signifies the mind, body and spirit.
What is a braid
400
The Sacred Pipe is one of the most powerful rituals because it is the unity of everything. The pipe itself symbolizes this.
What is the harmony and unity of the world.
400
Turtle Island is a symbol for this Aboriginal belief.
What is North America was made on a turtle's back.
400
Totem.
What is a protective identity in the form of an animal, plant or spiritual object.
400
In residential schools, Aboriginals had to make these changes to their appearance.
What is cut their hair and wear different clothes
400
Young people go on this journey to seek direction and be recognized as an adult.
What is a vision quest
500
This ritual recognizes the spirit that acted on the peoples behalf to give them food. It renews the Earth with prayers, chants and dancing.
What is the Harvest Feast
500
White pine that represents the Great Law of Peace.
What is the Peace Tree.
500
A belt of colored beads used to confirm a treaty or help with the skill of oracy.
What is a wampum. Oracy: the ability to express oneself in speech and to understand a spoken language.
500
This is the year that the last residential school closed.
What is 1996
500
Each family who loses a member holds this for the whole community in an open area where this is a place set for the deceased.
What is a Death Feast.
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