Early Ojibwe Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

What is the Ojibwe word for spring?

A

Ziigwan

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2
Q

What is the Ojibwe word for fall?

A

Dagwaagin

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3
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What is the Ojibwe word for winter?

A

Biboon

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4
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What is the Ojibwe word for summer?

A

Niibin

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5
Q

Where did the Ojibwe come from?

A

East coast of North America

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6
Q

What food item did the Ojibwe find at their final destination?

A

Wild rice

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7
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What is another name for the Ojibwe?

A

Anishinaabe

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8
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How did the Ojibwe give back to the natural world?

A

They offered gifts like tobacco and food as a sign of giving thanks

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9
Q

Why is fishing such a big part of life?

A

They need to fish to stay alive

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10
Q

Who does the fishing in the warm months?

A

Ojibwe women

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11
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Who does the fishing in the cold months?

A

Ojibwe men

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12
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In the spring what do they do?

A

They pack their belongings on sleds and move to sugar camps

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13
Q

How do they make maple sugar?

A

They cut a gash in a tree trunk. Then they, insert a wooden spout into the gash. Then sap came out and they had to turn it to maple sugar.

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14
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How did they turn the sap into maple sugar?

A

Boys and girls bring it to a sugar house and the children pour it into kettles over a burning fire

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15
Q

What is another springtime task?

A

Making canoes

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16
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What was a popular sport in the summer?

17
Q

What did the women do in the summer? List 2.

A

They planted and tended crops and gathered many berries from the forests?

18
Q

Why did the men rarely hunt in the summer?

A

They knew it was best to leave the deer, elk, and other animals which would help them not become scarce for in the future

19
Q

Where did the Ojibwe go in the fall?

A

They went to the ponds, lakes, and marshes where wild rice grew

20
Q

Where did they harvest the wild rice?

A

From their canoes

21
Q

Where and with whom did the Ojibwe live in the winter?

A

In wigwams in small groups

22
Q

Food was scarce in the winter, but the Ojibwe still did what?

A

Shared their food even if they had very little

23
Q

What did women and girls do for winter tasks? List at least 2.

A

A. Cooked all meals
B. Sewed clothing
C. Repaired fishing nets
D. Looked after small children

24
Q

What did Ojibwe children do in the winter for fun? List at least 2.

A

A. Slide down hills on toboggans and tree bark
B. Tied snowshoes to feet and raced each other
C. Played a game called snow-snake
D. Listened to stories by a fire

25
What is the Ojibwe word for corn?
mandaamin
26
What is the Ojibwe word for birchbark?
wilgwaas
27
What is the Ojibwe word for wild rice?
manoomin
28
What is the Ojibwe word for maple sugar?
ziinzibaakwad
29
In 1679 which two groups formed an alliance?
The Ojibwe and the Dakota
30
How did the alliance benefit each group? What did they trade?
They each got something good out of it. The traded land, goods, tools, and weapons
31
What are two decisions a sovereign nation can make for itself?
They got to decide where to live, who to trade with, and who to fight based on what is most important for their people
32
What is the Ojibwe word for Mississippi river?
Gichiziibi
33
What is the Ojibwe word for Lake Superior?
Gichigam