Ceremony
A Lodge used for cleansing.
What is a Sweat Lodge ?
This is an activity to gift or show appreciation in the Native Community.
What is a giveaway?
A car that is held together by a bumper sticker or is just a plain rez bomb, can only go for 5 miles before needing a rest. Has a song and a movie dedicated to it.
What is an Indian Car / Rez car?
If a community member or committee is in need of funds the tribal community often hosts one of these.
What is a fundraiser?
The Potawatomi word for Thank you.
What is Migwech?
As opposed to participating in religious ceremonies every Sunday some natives participate in ceremonies at this frequency.
What is seasonally ?
A phrase that Natives live by, "______ first". This applies during meal times and in family functions.
What is Elders ?
An Elder under the age of 65.
What is a Baby Elder ?
A very old way of bringing Native people of all ages together in a quiet, respectful manner for the purposes of teaching, listening, learning, sharing.
What is a Talking Circle ?
It is common for both Native men and women to keep their hair this way.
What is in a braid ?
This plate is made for loved ones who have passed on, this is usually present at feasts.
What is a Spirit Plate or Ghost Plate ?
Brick stitch or flat stitch, this Native art is often a part of our formal wear.
What is beadwork?
How you know that someone in the native community likes you.
What is they tease you ?
In the Gun Lake Community you typically have three families : your biological family, your Native family and your ___ family.
What is your Clan family?
The yellow portion of the Medicine wheel represents this season.
What is Spring ?
A feather from this predatory bird is sacred in the Native Community and is also viewed as a warrior.
What is an eagle feather ?
Before you speak and before you pray in Indian country you do this.
What is giving a Traditional Introduction ?
The meaning of "skoden".
What is let's go then ?
When mothers run the home, opposite of most Western Culture this is a _______.
What is a Matriarchy ?
These groups make up the three fires.
Who are the Odawa, the Potawatomi and the Ojibwe ?
A traditional Native American funeral typically has this to put traditional medicines into and to pray by.
What is a fire / sacred fire ?
Before asking someone for something or before taking something from the Earth you do this.
What is offer Sema (tobacco) ?
This can be heard from across a powwow arena or from three rooms away.
What is laughter ?
Community with the highest percentage per capita in the military, their warriors are referred to as this.
Who are Ogichida ?
Sweetgrass, Sage, Cedar, Water, Sema (tobacco) are all this.
What are Medicines / Sacred Medicines ?