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?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Mi'kmaq introduce the Europeans to?

<p>Algonquian (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>All my relations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They died from exposure to European diseases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Mi'kmaq storytelling often involve?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Glooscap use Prince Edward Island as?

<p>A pillow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>He hunted the frog and gave the water back (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which areas did the Mi'kmaq people live in?

<p>Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the Saint Lawrence River and Eastern Québec (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What materials were used to make Mi'kmaq clothing?

<p>Deer and moose skins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Animal claws, teeth, and porcupine quills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Leggings (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did Mi'kmaq households move during different seasons?

<p>Closer to water in Spring and Summer, further inland in Fall and Winter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Shellfish (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'wigwam'?

<p>'Wikuom' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How was a traditional Mi'kmaq wigwam constructed?

<p>With 5 main spruce poles and birch bark sheets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Figures of animals or birds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did leadership in Mi'kmaq communities focus on?

<p>A person's reputation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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