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WorksheetsMi'kmaw Studies Unit 2 - Governance
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which one of these is the Wampum of the First treaty signed between The Mi'kmaq and a European?
Most wampums in Mi’kmaw culture were made of shells in the colors (a) and white.
Choose all the examples of a ceremony:
Hunting
Chapel Island
SweatLodge
Smudging
Who can sign a treaty?
Nations with other nations
Companies
Lawyers with other Lawyers
What was the name of the first Treaty signed between the Mi'kmaq and a European?
The Treaty of 1760/61
The Treaty of 1752
Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1725
The Concordat 1610
How many Chiefs made up the Grand Council?
FIVE
SEVEN
SIX
TEN
The person responsibe for reading the Wampum was the (a) .
The Main goal of the Treaties singed between the Mi'kmaq and the British in the 1700's were:
Education and Healthcare
Land
Hunting Grounds
Peace and Friendship
Consensus means that most people agree
TRUE
FALSE
What groups were part of the Wabanaki confederacy
Mi'kmaq, Iroqois
Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot
Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Iroqois
Mi'kmaq, Abanaki, Squamish
Halifax was founded in what year?
1752
1725
1749
1792
Bill C-31 was an ammendment to the Indian Act that banned Ceremonies.
TRUE
FALSE
The 1969 White Paper policy was written by Trudeau and Chretien to replace the Indian Act
TRUE
FALSE
What two reserves were Mi'kmaq asked to move to during the Centralization movement?
Membertou and Shubenacadie
Shubenacadie and Eskasoni
Eskasoni and Bear River
Bear River and Indian Brook
How many Mi'kmaq communities are in Nova Scotia today?
TEN
THIRTEEN
FIFTEEN
FIVE
Do you have to live on a reserve in order to vote in a community election?
YES
NO
What was the biggest change to how leadership is determined on a reserve?
Reserves are now self-governing
From Hereditary to elected Officials
From Elected officials to Hereditary Chiefs
It hasn't really Changed.
The Burnt Church crisis was mainly about
Status
Voting
Religion
Fishing
How many sections or categories are in the Indian Act?
SIX
FOUR
FIVE
SEVEN
The word “Wampum” means
Shells
String of beads
Recording history
Peace and Friendship
