geography
What environment did the Mi’kmaq normally live in?
by water
What language did the govorment make the mi'kmaq learn so they could only read in that language?
English
What did the mi'kmaq do every season?
the mi'kmaq moved place to place depending on the season
What did some Mi’kmaq parents do to resist unfair government decisions?
they wouldn't send there children to school
Who did the Mi’kmaq fight when they tried to take their land?
The Europeans
What would a Mi’kmaq person lose if they graduated university?
Their status
What water birds did the mi'kmaq used to hunt before they were forced to stop?
geese and ducks
What did the mi'kmaw do to try and fight back at unfair government decisions?
they wrote petitions
What was one of the resources that decreased in size when the Europeans came?
salmon, sturgeon, and gaspereau
Who is seen as the ‘keepers of the culture’?
The elders
What did the mi'kmaq do to support themselves afters the British took over?
they sold baskets
when the mi'kmaq had their land taken away they had to sell goods. to do this they relied on their long tradition of basket weaving.
Who did David Muise give an apology to in membertou about the forced move in kun'tewiktu in 1999?
40 descendants from kun'tewiktu
What did the Europeans bring with them to Canada?
Diseases
What year did the Indian day school survivors sue the Canadian government?
2009
What is one of the things the mi'kmaq do with the excess of the animals they hunted?
they made Clothes, tools, or shelter with the hide and bones of the animals
Why are elders seen as knowledge protectors?
mi'kmaw elders are individual who keep stories, language,history,culture and tradition alive
What was one of the diseases the Europeans had?
Small poxes or typhus
What year was the kina'matnewey organization founded?
1997
What is one of the things that the mi'kmaq sold to settlers and tourist when the British took over and they had to support themselves?
pouches, moccasins
What year was the land in Cape Breton stolen by the settlers?
1850