Territory
Rocky plateau that covers a large part of present-day Quebec.
What is the Canadian Shield?
An Algonquin nation consisted of many _________ and these consisted of several _________.
What are bands and families?
In the summer Algonquins established camps by bodies of water. These camps consisted of how many people?
100- 300 people
3 traits animals have that make them examples for Algonquins to follow.
What are strength, courage and patience?
Algonquins would bring these items to barter. (name 2)
What is furs, skins, meat or dried fish?
Mountain chain that cut across Algonquin territory.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Algonquins lived in this type of home.
What is a Wigwam?
2 activities Algonquins would have during the summer.
What are weddings or celebrations, trading and building canoes?
This is how Algonquins showed their respect for animals.
What is performing rituals?
Algonquins would barter these form the Iroquoians. (name 2)
What is corn and tobacco?
In the Northern Algonquin territory this season was short and cool.
What is summer?
The Iroquoians were sedentary people while the Algonquins were __________ and did not have farms or permanent villages.
What is nomads?
During this season the Algonquins would take down their summer camps and split into smaller groups of 10-20 people.
What is fall?
This animal would guide and protect a man for his whole life. It would come to him in a vision while alone in the woods as a boy.
What is a Guardian Spirit?
The Algonquins main means of transportation.
What are birch-bark canoes?
Algonquins found these resources in their forests. (Name at least 2)
What are plants and berries for eating and medicinal purposes, animals for pelts and food, wood for building homes and making weapons.
The Iroquoian society was matriarchal while the Algonquin society was _________.
What is patriarchal?
In the winter the Algonquins mostly ate this because the snow slowed them down and made them easier to catch.
What is big game?
The Algonquins marked this, the longest day of the year, by gathering and celebrating natures abundance and generosity together.
What is the summer solstice?
The Algonuins would use these 2 items to travel in the winter.
What are toboggans and snowshoes?
Algonquins lakes and rivers for these two purposes.
What is travelling and fishing?
3 jobs that the men had.
What is:
1) building canoes and wigwam frames
2) making tools and weapons
3) trading
4) hunting and fishing
5) choosing where to set up camp
6) fighting when their band went to war.
During this season the Algonquins mostly ate their reserves.
What is spring?
Algonquins treated animals with a lot of _________.
What is respect?
When travelling by water became dangerous or impossible the Algonquins would carry their canoes. this was called _______.
What is portage?