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Aboriginal Structures in North America

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The social structure of the Anishinabe is comprised of

a)

a peaceful nomadic group that often adopted practices and customs from other aboriginal groups.

b)

a matriarchal society where women are the tribal leaders and govern all aspects of tribal life.

c)

clans, with each clan possessing a different responsibility and role within the society.

d)

seven districts united through arranged marriages as a way to maintain order, interdependence, and peace.

2.

Aboriginal groups harvested many different foods that they needed to survive in that certain area.. Who harvested and used wild rice?

a)

Hadunasunee

b)

Anishinaabe

c)

Mi'kMaq

d)

Blackfoot

3.

What did the haudenosaunee believe in?

a)

love

b)

food

c)

men

d)

culture

4.

What is ethnocentricity?

a)

When people judge other cultures based on their culture

b)

culture When people punish others because they do not have the same culture

c)

When people help others because their culture

d)

When people slaughter the clan because of their culture

5.

Where did the mi'kmaq live in North America?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

6.

Where were most of the Haudenosaunee living in what is known today as U.S.

a)

New York

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Michigan

7.

What was the role of women in the anishinaabe?

a)

The women just sit at home and do nothing

b)

They are only meant to give birth

c)

They treat women like they treat men

d)

They cook and clean.

8.

How did the Anishinaabe people choose their leaders ?

a)

By display of courage, different skills and character

b)

By how they traded and helped out in the longhouses

c)

By participating in the voting with the town

d)

By Respect, honesty and truth

9.

The Inuit lived in harsh terrains Where did the Inuit mostly live?

a)

North canada

b)

Below the tree line

c)

Above the treeline

d)

Western Québec

10.

Who is the peacemaker?

a)

Someone that brought around food

b)

Someone who came and read stories

c)

Someone who goes around at war and spreads peace.

d)

Someone who goes around at war and spreads peace.

11.

What were the clan names of the Anishinaabe?

a)

beaver,elf,goose,bear,salmon,fox, and rabbit.

b)

bird,bear,deer,loon,crane,fish, and marten.

c)

penguin,polar bear,seal,whale,arctic foxes,orca, and arctic mice.

d)

human,pig,cow,fish,mosquito,dog, and cat.

12.

How many tribes are in the Iroquois Confederacy?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

none of the above

13.

What was a Traditional teaching the Cree elders and the Siksika elders taught?

a)

The bee and the Rina

b)

The Napi and Wisakecahk

c)

The Janapi and Tin

d)

The Panapi and Kaneki

14.

What local leaders were called Sagamaws?

a)

Anishinabe

b)

Mi’kmaq

c)

Haudenosaunee

d)

All of the above

15.

What are the Three Sisters?

a)

Three big mountains.

b)

Three flowers.

c)

Three plants, squash, corn and beans.

d)

Name given to the clan mothers

16.

The Anishinabe had seven core values,These core values did not include______.

a)

Wisdom: To cherish knowledge

b)

Love: To Know peace

c)

Humility: To know yourself

d)

None of the above

17.

How many First nations other than metis or inuit are in Canada?

a)

4000

b)

900

c)

3000

d)

600

18.

The First Nations had many modes of transportation to get around Canada. What was the main mode of transportation?

a)

Sleighs

b)

Running

c)

Horses

d)

Canoes

19.

hat was the highest rank in the mi'kmaq democracy

a)

Chief

b)

Clan mother

c)

Elders

d)

women