History
Lifestyle
Food Culture
Medicinal Plants
Remedies
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The Mi'kmaq are indigenous to which part of Canada?
The Maritime provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec
100
What type of group were the Mi'kmaq
Semi nomadic
100
Why and when did the Mi'kmaq live near the sea?
During the summer months so they were able to fish
100
What is the most common way the Mi'kmaq consumed medicinal plants?
As tea
100
To cure toothaches what plant was used?
Alder Bush
200
The Mi'kmaq settled here how many years ago?
13000
200
True or false, the Mi'kmaq had a permanent settlement?
False
200
Why were the Mi'kmaq considered gatherers?
They picked what was growing around them like berries and wild vegtables
200
What part of coltsfoot was used as a remedy?
The leafs
200
What kind of ailments was Labrador tea used to treat?
Kidney ailments
300
Who make up the Mi'kmaq grand council?
The district chiefs
300
Why were the Mi'kmaq unable to grow crops?
They moved around to much
300
Why did the Mi'kmaq move inland in the winter?
For better hunting
300
True or false, Balsam fir was used as a preventative medicine?
True
300
You have a colic infant, to treat it you would give it the tea of which plant?
Bunchberry
400
True or false, the Mi'kmaq believed in a signal higher power?
False
400
What were their weapons made out of?
Wood or animal bones
400
What types of animals did the Mi'kmaq hunt?
Moose, deer, caribou, bears, rabbits and other small animals
400
What vitamin was the Balsam fir tree high in?
Vitamin C
400
What was Yarrow pulp used for?
To treat bruises, sprains and swelling
500
What did the Mi'kmaq call the land they inhabited?
Mi’kma’ki
500
Once the animal was killed and the meat was removed, what did they do with the remains?
They made weapons and shelters, the rest was buried.
500
What is the Mi'kmaq bread called?
Luskinikn
500
How many ailments did the Mi'kmaq believe the Alder bush treat?
10
500
What plant eased the strain of childbirth?
Patridgeberry tea
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