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Mi'kmaw Studies Unit 2 - Governance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is the Wampum of the First treaty signed between The Mi'kmaq and a European?

a)
b)
c)
2.

Most wampums in Mi’kmaw culture were made of shells in the colors (a)   and white.

3.

Choose all the examples of a ceremony:

a)

Hunting

b)

Chapel Island

c)

 SweatLodge

d)

Smudging

4.

Who can sign a treaty?

a)

Nations with other nations

b)

Companies

c)

Lawyers with other Lawyers

5.

What was the name of the first Treaty signed between the Mi'kmaq and a European?

a)

The Treaty of 1760/61

b)

The Treaty of 1752

c)

Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1725

d)

The Concordat 1610

6.

How many Chiefs made up the Grand Council?

a)

FIVE

b)

SEVEN

c)

SIX

d)

TEN

7.

The person responsibe for reading the Wampum was the (a)   .

8.

The Main goal of the Treaties singed between the Mi'kmaq and the British in the 1700's were:

a)

Education and Healthcare

b)

Land

c)

Hunting Grounds

d)

Peace and Friendship

9.

Consensus means that most people agree

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What groups were part of the Wabanaki confederacy

a)

Mi'kmaq, Iroqois

b)

Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot

c)

Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Iroqois

d)

Mi'kmaq, Abanaki, Squamish

11.

Halifax was founded in what year?

a)

1752

b)

1725

c)

1749

d)

1792

12.

Bill C-31 was an ammendment to the Indian Act that banned Ceremonies.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The 1969 White Paper policy was written by Trudeau and Chretien to replace the Indian Act

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

What two reserves were Mi'kmaq asked to move to during the Centralization movement?

a)

Membertou and Shubenacadie

b)

Shubenacadie and Eskasoni

c)

Eskasoni and Bear River

d)

Bear River and Indian Brook

15.

How many Mi'kmaq communities are in Nova Scotia today?

a)

TEN

b)

THIRTEEN

c)

FIFTEEN

d)

FIVE

16.

Do you have to live on a reserve in order to vote in a community election?

a)

YES

b)

NO

17.

What was the biggest change to how leadership is determined on a reserve?

a)

Reserves are now self-governing

b)

From Hereditary to elected Officials

c)

From Elected officials to Hereditary Chiefs

d)

It hasn't really Changed.

18.

The Burnt Church crisis was mainly about

a)

Status

b)

Voting

c)

Religion

d)

Fishing

19.

How many sections or categories are in the Indian Act?

a)

SIX

b)

FOUR

c)

FIVE

d)

SEVEN

20.

The word “Wampum” means

a)

Shells

b)

String of beads

c)

Recording history

d)

Peace and Friendship