Inuvialuktun Words
Residential School
Quotes
Olemaun/Margaret
Fatty Legs - the story
100

Muktuk

What is whale blubber?

100

The name of the "male" nuns 

What is a Brother?

100

Who says "It's about time you came to your senses"

The Raven

100

What does Olemaun really miss her first night at school? Name 2 things. 

Sleeping under parent's bed, fire, smell of smoke

100

What is the disease that comes to the hospital?

Smallpox

200

Qugyuk

What is The swan

200
Town where the school is located 

Aklavik

200

"You are a clever one"

Olemaun's father 

200
What is the name of the radio station where Olemaun is silent?

CHAK

200

Who are the hatchlings in the story?

The children

300

Ayouniq

Who is Rosie?
300

Name 3 chores the children need to do

washing floors, honey buckets, gardening, cleaning classrooms, dusting shelves
300

"She has it in for me. I know she does"

Olemaun

300

Where is Olemaun from? 

Banks Island

300

What is Olemaun's favourite book?

Adventures of Alice in Wonderland

400

kamik

Inuvialuktun boots

400

Why did the children go to church? 

To pray for forgiveness

400

"Not my girl"

Olemaun's mom 

400

What is the name of boat they travel on to get to Tuktoyaktuk?

The North Star

400

Why was the Raven going to hit Olemaun?

For saying she would throw stones at her, not eating her dinner 

500

Gwich'in Girl

Katherine

500

What the kids ate for breakfast and dinner

What are Oatmeal mush and Cabbage soup?

500

"You will be very missed Olemaun"

The Swan

500

Who taught Olemaun to read?

She taught herself. 

500

Why did the nuns want to keep the kids at school? 

They got money from the government and it kept the children them from their parents.
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