The Dubilak
Mabel, Elizabeth, and Ernest
Mom & Dad
Vocabulary
Life in Tuk
100

Why is he in Tuk?

trading furs and hunting

100

How old are they?

Mabel -7

Elizabeth - 8      Ernest - 2

100

Name 3 things Olemaun receives from her dad for Christmas

doll, book, dog sled

100

tuk-tu

herd of caribou

100

Why can't Agnes play with Olemaun?

Agnes' Mom doesn't want them to speak English. 

200

How did he get the name Dubilak?

Olemaun's mom and the town name him

200

What does Mabel become later in life?

a nurse

200

Olemaun's mom's name. 

Who is she named after?

Lena

Black singer

200

bannock

bread

200

What does Agnes do when the boat for Residential school comes?

Agnes runs away

300

Name 2 things/characteristics to describe the Dubilak

walks like a grizzly bear, tall, springy black hair, dark skin.


300

Who catches a big fish when they go fishing at Felix Lake?

Mabel

300

What does Olemaun's father do when she tries to say grace at the table?

Slams his fist on the table

300

Agun

sister

300

Why does Olemaun's father decide to stay in Tuk and not return to Banks Island?

He works for the RCMP and for trading furs
400

2 answers

What is the name of the book Olemaun wants to give to the Dubilak?

Who gets it instead?

Gulliver's Travels 

Agnes

400

What does Ernest do when Olemaun and her father go hunting?

He cries when he hears the gun shot.

400

What does Olemaun's father say to her to make her use the dog sled?

You can do it. Stop being chicken

400

ulu

type of knife

400
How does the family's home change?

Dad builds a log cabin.

500

What do the Dubilak and Olemaun have in common?

Homesickness

500

How do the sisters keep their Inuvialuktun language when they go to school?


Olemaun still sings to them and speaks with them. 

500

Why does Olemaun's father send Olemaun back to school? 

The government makes him, and he wants her to protect her sisters.

500

Quyannanini

thank you

500

Give 2 examples of what happens when Olemaun tries to speak to other people (elders) or play with the kids in Tuk?

Laugh at her, taunt her and say "sorry", get angry with her

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