Sinixt Creation Story
Who is the main character in the creation story?
What is Coyote?
Name one of the five elements of culture.
What is value and belief, tradition, symbol, norm, or language?
The laws of First Nations were passed down in this way.
What is orally?
Who's heart was torn out and because the Columbia River?
What is Rain?
Objects, shapes, or signs that have special meanings in a culture. People use them to represent ideas or feelings.
What is a symbol?
First Nations’ laws and governments were shaped by their __________ and the lands they lived on.
What are cultures?
What did Coyote's heart become?
What is the Sinixt People?
Taking your shoes off at the door is an example of this element of culture.
What is a norm?
So long ago that no one can remember when it started. It can describe how long Indigenous peoples have had connections with their ancestral lands.
What is time immemorial?
What do the salmon running from the ocean to the river symbolize in the story?
What is Coyote's love for Rain?
Activities or actions that people do repeatedly, often at specific times, to celebrate something or mark an important event.
What are traditions?
Many First Nations believed they were placed on Earth to take care of this.
What is the land?
What responsibility was given to the Sinixt people in the story?
What is to show respect and love for the Columbia River?
The Sinixt Creation Story is an example of this element of culture.
What is language?
This value means treating both the land and other people with care and consideration.
What is respect?