Vocabulary
Characters
Residential Schools
True or False
What happened?
100
What is this type of ship called?
Schooner.
100
What is the main character's name?
Olemaun
100
Why did Olemaun want to attend school?
To learn how to read.
100
Fatty Legs is based on a true story.
True.
100
What book did Olemaun always want to read with her sister?
Alice in Wonderland
200
What is a Kamik?
A traditional Inuit boot made of caribou hide or sealskin
200
What is the name of the nice nun?
Sister MacQuillan.
200
Name two emotions/feelings that Olemaun has while at residential school?
- Sad
- Regretful
- Disappointed
- etc.
200
The schooner that Olemaun's family took to Aklavik was called the Arctic Star.
False.
It was called the North Star.
200
What store did Olemaun love to visit in Aklavik?
Hudson's Bay Company
300
A type of jacket that was common among the Inuit.
Parka.
300
What is the name of the police that took students from their families to attend Residential Schools?
- The Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP)
300
Where is the residential school located that Olemaun attends?
Aklavik.
300
Olemaun's family wants her to go to the Residential School
False.
300
What things does Olemuan's mother buy her at the Hudson's Bay Company?
- Soap
- Thick gray stockings
- A comb
- A toothbrush
400
What does "migration" mean when we are talking about humans?
Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location.
400
What is Olemaun's sisters name AND what is her cousin's name?
Sister- Rosie
Cousin- Agnes
400
Name 2 reasons why Olemaun's father did not want her to go to residential school.
- Not able to learn to hunt, fish, etc.
- Won't be able to speak her own language
- Treated poorly
- It will change her/break her down (like when he describes the stone)
400
When Olemaun was dropped off at the school, she was able to say goodbye to her parents.
False
400
What did the nuns do to most of the girls hair? Why do you think they did this?
- They cut their hair shorter
- Separate them from their culture and assimilate them into the European standard
- A form of control