Mi'kmaq
What part of modern day Canada did the Mi'kmaq people live in?
Maritimes- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI
What part of modern day Canada did the Anishinabe live in?
Northern Ontario/central Manitoba
What part of modern day Canada did the Haudenosaunee people live in?
Southern Ontario/Great Lakes region
Indigenous Peoples
The first people to inhabit (live in) a place. In Canada, these are the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit.
Consensus is when one person makes a decision for everyone
FALSE
Which resource was very important to the Mi'kmaq way of life?
Fish
What was the food source unique to the Anishinabe?
Wild rice
The Haudenosaunee were a matrilineal society. What does matrilineal mean?
Ancestry is traced on the mother's side
Everyone contributing their opinion until a decision is made that the entire group agrees upon is called:
Consensus
All the Indigenous nations we have studied had respect for the land and didn't waste anything, except for the Anishinabe
FALSE
How was the saqamaw (chief) chosen?
By using consensus
What was the purpose of the Anishinabe clans?
To perform specific roles within society (ie policing, education, healing, etc)
Who selected the clan leaders (hoyaneh)?
Clan Mothers
Dodems
The different Anishinabe clans
The technologies we looked at that these Indigenous nations used were tools or inventions that made their lives easier
The Mi'kmaq was one of the first nations encountered once Europeans arrived here. Why?
They lived on the coast, so people arriving on ships met them right away
What name did the Europeans sometimes call the Anishinabe?
Ojibway or Salteaux
Why did the Haudenosaunee typically live in one place all year long?
To make it easy to grow & harvest their crops
Ogimauh
An Anishinabe clan leader
Clan Mothers selected the ogimauh
FALSE
Name two technologies used by Mi'kmaq people:
- Fishing hooks
- Canoes
- Wigwams
- Spears
If you were part of the Midewin Society, you were identified as having these two gifts:
Spiritual and healing abilities
What is the BIGGEST difference between the Haudenosaunee and the other nations we have studied so far?
Women (the Clan Mothers) had the most power in their society, and had significant control over all major decisions
The values, beliefs, and perspectives you have that shape how you live your life is called:
Worldview
The Anishinabe were known for farming wild rice