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Social midterm
social midterm 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hunting grounds | A region of hunting. Th mi’kmaq used the land differently from season to season. |
| Saqamaw | A leader of a mi’kmaq society |
| grand council | When the saqamaw got together to make decisions ( h and m |
| Council of elders | Groups of people that advised the saqamaw |
| snowshoes | Shoes for walking on snow (HAM) |
| toboggan | wooden sled used to transport goods on the snow (HAM) |
| Wigwam | a structure made from poles and sheets of bark , wigwams were easy to put up , take down and transport. |
| Canoe | A tool used to travel on water (HAM) |
| Wampum belt | Belts or strings made out of beads to record history or agreements |
| Dodem | clans in the anishinaabe society , all with special roles and representative animal |
| Ogimauh | A leader of a dodem and a part of the anishinaabe |
| Consensus | agreement with every one in the clan |
| Midewin society | The Midewin were men and women from the anishinaabe who had special gifts as spiritual leaders and healers. People had great respect for them. |
| Permanent dwellings framed in wood and covered with elm bark | Longhouses |
| Alliance | An agreement among different nations to act together and support each others interests |
| Great law of peace | The confederacy of the Haudenosaunee - The Great Law set down rules of government, in which each member nation of the confederacy had equal voice and status. |
| Hoyenah | Cheifs of the haudenesaunee |
| Clan moth | Female leaders of the haudenosaunee, powerful and choose hoyenah |
| Powwow | A gathering among First Nations people to celebrate their cultures |
| Tewarathon | Lacrosse |
| Staaar | lammp |