NBE3C: Exploring Anishinaabe - The Night Wanderer

Who are the Anishinaabe?

• A group of culturally related Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States

• A European settler group

• An Asian community

• A South American tribe

Which of the following groups are included among the Anishinaabe?

• Ojibwe

• Odawa

• Potawatomi

• All of the above

The Anishinaabe territory is located in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States.

• True

• False

List at least three groups included in the Anishinaabe peoples.

• Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi

• Cree, Inuit, Métis

• Haida, Tlingit, Salish

• Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga

What is the theme of the story of the two wolves?

• Good versus evil

• Person versus Nature

• Person versus Person

• Life versus Death

What does Food Is Medicine mean?

• Food has healing prosperities

• Food is only for eating

• Medicine is not related to food

According to the passage, harvesting maple syrup is an ancient practice that helped sustain which group of people for thousands of years?

• Anishinaabe People

• Inuit People

• Maasai People

• Aboriginal Australians

Why is the maple tree (ininaatig) referred to as the 'leader'?

• Because it is the tallest tree in the forest

• Because it is the first tree to wake up in the spring

• Because it produces the most syrup

• Because it has the strongest wood

List two traditional uses of maple syrup by Indigenous people.

• To cure meats and as a sweetener for bitter drinks or medicines.

• To dye clothing and as a building material.

• To make pottery and as a source of fuel.

• To tan animal hides and as a fishing bait.

Maple sugar contains which of the following minerals?

• Phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, and calcium

• Sodium, zinc, copper, and lead

• Gold, silver, and platinum

• Only calcium