Vocabulary
an area of land set aside by the Canadian government for the First Nations people
reserves
The area at the bottom of the cliff where men waited to kill injured buffalo
kill site
Name an important quality of life of First Nation's people long ago
- spiritual beliefs
- oral tradition
- respect for places and objects
- community
- knowing how the land provides food
- knowing how to use animal for clothing and shelter
Horses were brought back from this country to North America in the early 1700s
Brought to Mexico by the Spanish
This is what happens at a pow wow
- dancing, singing, and drumming
- gather and visit with one another
the correct way of doing things
protocol
The name of stone piles built in lines to help First Nations hunters channel the buffalo towards the cliff edge
cairns
Name an item that the First Nations people preserved
- meat
- fish
- berries
- herbs
This is where stone carvings can be seen from about 3000 years ago by First Nations people
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
ceremonial clothing is called this
regalia
The name given to those who were first to live in a land.
Name 2 things they would do with the buffalo when they were killed
- boil their bones for their buffalo fat
- preserve the meat
- buffalo hide for tipis and clothes etc.
The tipi was always set up to face this direction
East
This is aboriginal people who spoke different languages and would often meet up communicate with each other
sign lanuage
Powwows often finish with this tradition
give-away (gifts)
the journey First Nations people made throughout the year when the seasons changed
migration route
Gathering basin
Before the Europeans came, the First Nations people lived in this area of Alberta
Boreal forest
This is why the First Nations people thought the Manitou Stone was sacred
They believed it protected buffalo herds and helped people to heal
Name 2 pieces of ceremonial clothing
- headdress
- jingle dress
- moccasins
- beaded jewelry etc.
pemmican
Buffalo runners
This is what the top design of the tipi represents
Like the stars and Heaven (the stars tell of children who were neglected or lost)
The full name of the Manitou stone
Iron Creek Manitou Stone
Name a type of food First Nations people might have on "Feast Day"
- berries
- something to drink
- soup