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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Mi'kmaq introduce the Europeans to?

    <p>Algonquian</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What did Mi'kmaq storytelling often involve?

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

    What did Glooscap use Prince Edward Island as?

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

    What materials were used to make Mi'kmaq clothing?

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

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

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

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

    <p>Leggings</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Shellfish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the word 'wigwam'?

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

    What did leadership in Mi'kmaq communities focus on?

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

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