Culture
What tribe does Omakayas belong to?
The Ojibwe
How do you say " stop that!" in Anishinaabe?
(the Ojibwe language)
Gaygo!
Why does Omakayas throw Pinch into the snow?
Pinch hit her with a snowball that had a stone in the center.
Which friend of Deydey's do the girls see in the white people's village?
Fishtail
The word "enticingly" most likely means....
a. rattling about
b. tasting like brussel sprouts
c. attractive, tempting
This ritual involves building a structure, heating stones in a fire and then pouring water over the stones to create very hot steam.
It is used for purification and prayer and is considered a sacred ritual among the Ojibwe.
What is it called? (clue pg. 110)
a sweat bath
What does "ahneen" mean, as in, "Ahneen Nokomis."
a. goodbye
b. hi
c. ouch
hi
Where does Fishtail go to learn English?
The Catholic mission school
Who prays to make the family safe from winter's dangers?
a. Omakayas
b. Nokomis (Grandmother)
c. Deydey
b. Nokomis (Grandmother)
If you needed to carry wild rice into town to sell, which of these would you use to carry the rice?
a. makuk
b. stapler
c. chimookomanug
a. makuk
Grandmother tells Omakayas that she is which of these...
a. Anishinabe
b. Souix
c. Mohawk
a. Anishinabe
What is the Ojibwe word for "white people".
a. ashaageshin
b. gipnin
c. chimookomanug
c. chimookomanug
What happens that excites Omakayas?
(hint - Winter)
She wakes up and discovers it snowed.
a. make ketchup
b. smoke the rice
c. cut down trees
b. smoke the rice
How do the Ojibwe prepare the rice so that it will last all winter?
Describe the steps.
Clue: Last paragraph of p.97
1. Make a smoking mape wood fire.
2. Drape mats with rice over the fire.
3. Rake the rice every once in a while to make sure all sides are toasted.
What is a windigo?
a giant ice monster that can kill and eat people
What does "megwetch" mean?
Thank you
Who arrives home at the end of Chapter 8?
Deydey
Who is forced to help Omakayas make reed mats to smoke the rice with?
hint: p. 97
Two-Strike Girl
Why don't the children want to sleep near Nokomis (grandmother)?
clue- p. 117
She snores and talks in her sleep.
Why does Fishtail want to learn the white people's language (especially the written language)?
He wants to be able to read the treaties.
Pikwayshigun, which is literarlly "that which is cut" probably means....
a. bread
b. fish
c. rope
a. bread
What does Nokomis warn Omakayas about the white people?
"Take their ways if you need them, but don't forget your own."
What is Deydey's favorite dish?
a. moose
b. beaver
c. squirrel ears
b. beaver
What is "amik"?
clue: p. 116
beaver