Social Studies: Chapter 1 - The Anishinaabe Flashcards
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Who were the Anishinabe?
A group of Indigenous peoples including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Algonquin. Lived around the Great Lakes region. They were hunters, fishers, and gatherers, living in wigwams or tipis. Had a strong spiritual culture and used oral storytelling. Traveled by canoe and snowshoe.
What were the Anishinabe’s Seven Main Values?
- Wisdom: to cherish knowledge
- Love: to know peace
- Respect: to honour all of Creation
- Bravery: to face your foes
- Honesty: to face a situation
- Humility: to know yourself
- Truth: to know all these things
Like the other First Nations, the Anishinaabe were hunter-gatherers, but what set them apart from the First Nations?
Mamomin, their wild rice. It played a central role in their way of life. They had a seasonal cycle. They would fish, hunt, or farm, depending on the season. They would avoid overusing one area.
Women had equal roles to men in the economy. What were some of their roles?
They took care of the lodge and the children. They hunted small game and harvested many things. They dried and stored them for the winter.
Explain the wild Rice Harvest.
Before harvesting, Anishinabe families marked wild rice and maple trees to claim them. Only women and children harvested rice, using traditional methods. The harvest was done together, with rules to protect the plants and leave enough for next year.
How did the Anishinabe solve conflict?
The Anishinabe lived in birchbark lodges with extended family clans. They formed short-term alliances and used a seven-animal clan system to meet needs like food, leadership, and protection.
How did the Anishinabe make decisions?
Each clan had a leader chosen for courage or skill. The Crane clan led outside affairs, and the Loon clan led inside the community. The Fish clan helped settle disputes between them, creating balance.
