Mi'kmaq Territory Clothing

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According to Mi'kmaq legends, who fixed the rivers and mountains so that people could live on the land?

The Mi'kmaq

Glooscap (correct)

The Europeans

Glooscap's twin brother

What did the Mi'kmaq use to carry things over the snow?

Snowshoes

Birchbark canoes

Sleds (correct)

Toboggans

What did the Mi'kmaq use to travel on water?

Snowshoes

Birchbark canoes (correct)

Sleds

Toboggans

What did Europeans first come to North America for?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What did the Mi'kmaq introduce the Europeans to?

Algonquian Signup and view all the answers

What phrase did the Mi'kmaq often use when talking about the world?

All my relations Signup and view all the answers

What happened to over half the Mi'kmaq population when Europeans arrived?

They died from exposure to European diseases Signup and view all the answers

What did Mi'kmaq storytelling often involve?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What did Glooscap use Prince Edward Island as?

A pillow Signup and view all the answers

What did Glooscap do when a giant frog swallowed all the world's water?

He hunted the frog and gave the water back Signup and view all the answers

Which areas did the Mi'kmaq people live in?

Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Saint Lawrence River and Eastern Québec Signup and view all the answers

What materials were used to make Mi'kmaq clothing?

Deer and moose skins Signup and view all the answers

What did the Mi'kmaq use to decorate their clothing?

Animal claws, teeth, and porcupine quills Signup and view all the answers

What did men and women wear as part of their clothing?

Leggings Signup and view all the answers

Where did Mi'kmaq households move during different seasons?

Closer to water in Spring and Summer, further inland in Fall and Winter Signup and view all the answers

What provided a large part of the food for the Mi'kmaq people?

Shellfish Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'wigwam'?

'Wikuom' Signup and view all the answers

How was a traditional Mi'kmaq wigwam constructed?

With 5 main spruce poles and birch bark sheets Signup and view all the answers

What did Mi'kmaq families paint on the bark sheets of their wigwams?

Figures of animals or birds Signup and view all the answers

What did leadership in Mi'kmaq communities focus on?

A person's reputation Signup and view all the answers