Social Structure
What is the name of the leader of mi'kmaq families
Sagamaw
The Mi'kmaq traded primarily with these Indigenous groups because of their proximity
Montagnais, Maliseet, and Penobscot
Mi'kmaq art was not meant for preservation but made for these types of community activities
Games, dancing, and storytelling
This figure in Mi’kmaq creation stories represents the first human, whose body is aligned with the four sacred directions
Glooscap
The Mi'kmaq spent their winters and falls hunting these types of animals
Land mammals
What confederacy were the Mi;kmaq part of with the Maliseet and Abenaki.
Wabanaki Confederacy
he Mi'kmaq carefully controlled this practice, marking specific territories and limiting the number of families allowed to participate.
Hunting
The Mi'kmaq word for "gathering," this cultural celebration includes dancing, drumming, and smaller ceremonies like sweat-lodging.
Mawio’mi?
The Mi'kmaq creation story describes the world being created in this number of stages.
Seven
The Mi'kmaq believed that animals allowed themselves to be hunted for this purpose
Human survival
This term describes the Mi'kmaq practice of inheritance and property transfer through the male line.
Patrilineal?
Mi'kmaq hunters ensured that every part of the animal was used because wasting it would be disrespectful to this.
The Creator
Mi'kmaq petroglyphs, still visible today, were created using this material.
Stone
In the Mi’kmaq creation story, this sacred direction represents wisdom and knowledge, symbolized by Grandmother.
The South
In spring and summer, the Mi’kmaq moved to these locations to fish and harvest crops.
The Coasts
At the bottom of Mi'kmaq society were these individuals, often taken as captives during war.
Slaves
Before European contact, the Mi'kmaq traded these pelts as one of their primary goods.
Beaver pelts?
This type of intricate artwork, using moose hair and porcupine quills, is part of modern Mi'kmaq artistic expression.
Embroidery and quillwork?
This is the Mi’kmaq term for the set of spiritual and physical principles that ensures sustainable use of resources.
Netukulimk?
What is the word to describe how the Mi'kmaq lived in relation to their hunt
Seasonally Nomadic
Leadership in Mi'kmaq society was based on this
Prestige and status
Sharp tools used by the Mi'kmaq were often made from these materials, depending on the area they lived in.
agate, jasper, and chert?
Mi'kmaq artists used this material to make birchbark containers, reed baskets, and woven mats for household use.
Birchbark
In the Mi’kmaq creation story, this level of creation symbolizes the self and is represented by Grandfather Sun.
Second level of creation
What modern coast did the Mi'kmaq harvest most of there resources
Gulf of St. Lawrence