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WorksheetsAboriginal Structures in North America
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The social structure of the Anishinabe is comprised of
a peaceful nomadic group that often adopted practices and customs from other aboriginal groups.
a matriarchal society where women are the tribal leaders and govern all aspects of tribal life.
clans, with each clan possessing a different responsibility and role within the society.
seven districts united through arranged marriages as a way to maintain order, interdependence, and peace.
Aboriginal groups harvested many different foods that they needed to survive in that certain area.. Who harvested and used wild rice?
Hadunasunee
Anishinaabe
Mi'kMaq
Blackfoot
What did the haudenosaunee believe in?
love
food
men
culture
What is ethnocentricity?
When people judge other cultures based on their culture
culture When people punish others because they do not have the same culture
When people help others because their culture
When people slaughter the clan because of their culture
Where did the mi'kmaq live in North America?
East
West
North
South
Where were most of the Haudenosaunee living in what is known today as U.S.
New York
Florida
Texas
Michigan
What was the role of women in the anishinaabe?
The women just sit at home and do nothing
They are only meant to give birth
They treat women like they treat men
They cook and clean.
How did the Anishinaabe people choose their leaders ?
By display of courage, different skills and character
By how they traded and helped out in the longhouses
By participating in the voting with the town
By Respect, honesty and truth
The Inuit lived in harsh terrains Where did the Inuit mostly live?
North canada
Below the tree line
Above the treeline
Western Québec
Who is the peacemaker?
Someone that brought around food
Someone who came and read stories
Someone who goes around at war and spreads peace.
Someone who goes around at war and spreads peace.
What were the clan names of the Anishinaabe?
beaver,elf,goose,bear,salmon,fox, and rabbit.
bird,bear,deer,loon,crane,fish, and marten.
penguin,polar bear,seal,whale,arctic foxes,orca, and arctic mice.
human,pig,cow,fish,mosquito,dog, and cat.
How many tribes are in the Iroquois Confederacy?
6
7
5
none of the above
What was a Traditional teaching the Cree elders and the Siksika elders taught?
The bee and the Rina
The Napi and Wisakecahk
The Janapi and Tin
The Panapi and Kaneki
What local leaders were called Sagamaws?
Anishinabe
Mi’kmaq
Haudenosaunee
All of the above
What are the Three Sisters?
Three big mountains.
Three flowers.
Three plants, squash, corn and beans.
Name given to the clan mothers
The Anishinabe had seven core values,These core values did not include______.
Wisdom: To cherish knowledge
Love: To Know peace
Humility: To know yourself
None of the above
How many First nations other than metis or inuit are in Canada?
4000
900
3000
600
The First Nations had many modes of transportation to get around Canada. What was the main mode of transportation?
Sleighs
Running
Horses
Canoes
hat was the highest rank in the mi'kmaq democracy
Chief
Clan mother
Elders
women
