Location & Lifestyle
Which of the three First Nations groups practiced seasonal movement, living near the coast in the summer and in the forest during the winter?
Mi'kmaq and Anishinabe
What was the name of the Mi'kmaq leader chosen by a Council of Elders?
Saqamaw
Name one tool or technology used by all three First Nations groups.
Snowshoes, toboggans, or canoes
The Anishinabe valued selfless leadership and had great respect for what else?
Respect for nature
This group lived on lands near the Atlantic Ocean in Eastern Canada
Mi’kmaq
Which group lived in permanent settlements year-round and did not practice seasonal movement?
Haudenosaunee
What was the name of the leaders of the different Anishinabe clans?
Ogimauh
This piece of technology was a sled used to transport goods and food during the winter
toboggan
What sport was important to the Haudenosaunee and is also known as lacrosse?
Tewaarathon.
Which group harvested wild rice as an important part of their traditional diet?
Anishinabe
What are the temporary shelters the Anishinabe and Mi'kmaq used that were easy to put up, take down, and transport?
Wigwams
This group was made up of men and women who were respected as spiritual leaders and healers in Anishinabe society
Midewin Society
To harvest wild rice, the Anishinabe used a canoe, a "poler," and what else?
Knockers
What was a popular way the Mi'kmaq showed appreciation for each other?
Giving gifts - such as porcupine quill boxes
What gift, made from porcupine quills, did the Mi'kmaq traditionally create to show appreciation?
Traditional porcupine quill boxes
What were the permanent dwellings of the Haudenosaunee called, which were made from a wood frame and covered with elm bark?
Longhouses
What powerful group of women in Haudenosaunee society chose the leaders (Hoyaneh) and advised them?
Clan Mothers
What did the Mi'kmaq use to make canoes for both river navigation and ocean travel?
The Haudenosaunee believed that leaders should always put the welfare of what two things first?
The welfare of the community and the land.
The Haudenosaunee lived in year-round settlements of up to how many people?
Up to 1,500 people
The Haudenosaunee were primarily agricultural people who grew what three crops?
Corn, beans, and squash
Which government body for the Mi'kmaq was formed once a year when all the local leaders met, making decisions about hunting, fishing, and relations with other nations?
Grand Council
What materials were used to build a wigwam?
Poles and sheets of bark
The decision-making process where everyone in a group or clan must agree is called what, and which of the three societies used it?
Consensus; all three societies (Mi'kmaq, Anishinabe, and Haudenosaunee) used this method of decision-making
The Grand Council of the Mi'kmaq made decisions about hunting, fishing, and managing relations with what other groups?
Other First Nations