First Nations Way of Life
All Indigenous people respected this and said people must live in balance and harmony with it.
Nature/Mother Earth
The Mi'kmaq would often live to be this age.
100
The Three Sisters consisted of these vegetables.
Corn, beans, squash, PUNKIN PIEEE (is nasty)
The most important commodity that the Anishinaabe have.
wild rice
Something done or owned collectively.
Communal
This is how Elders taught the younger generations.
Storytelling
This is how the Mi'kmaq people governed themselves.
The Grand Council of 7
The leader of each longhouse was known as this.
Clan Mother
Aninishibe means this in Saulteaux.
"the people"
A debate in which people discuss an issue until they can come to an agreement on an outcome.
Decision Making by Consensus:
Kisulk was also known as this.
The Creator
The two types of food that the Mi'kmaq had
Buffalo meat and fish
A peace treaty signed initially by five nations to stop fighting.
Iroquois Confederacy
The other commodities outside of wild rice that they grew.
wild fruits, berries, nuts, roots,
A union in which groups agree to trade and help each other resolve disputes.
alliance
The two uses of a Wampum belt.
Record treaties/agreements and tell stories about Creation
Each clan had a local leader known as this.
sagamaw
The Haudenosaunee lived on the north and south of this famous part of Canada.
St. Lawrence River
These two animal clans were responsible for making decisions for the community.
Loon and Crane clan.
The way people organize themselves to choose their leaders and make decisions.
Government
People are not separate from nature or from the non-living world. Everything on earth is connected to everything else.
The wisdom and experience of the Elders is highly valued. Elders deserve the respect of all members of the community.
A spiritual world exists. It plays a very important role in all that happens while on earth.
People must live in harmony with each other and in balance with nature.
The Mi'kmaq lived in what is today these provinces.
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, and on the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec.
The six nations of the Haudenosaunee.
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.
The seven guiding beliefs of the Anishinabe that they used to live.
wisdom – to cherish knowledge, love – to know peace, respect – to honour all of Creation, bravery – to face your foes, honesty – to face a situation, humility – to know yourself, and truth – to know all.
Ancestral descent through the maternal line.
Matrilineal