Social Studies Ojibwe Flashcards

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True or false,

Birchbark is a plant

A

False it’s an outer covering of a birch tree

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What is a round dwelling made of poles and sticks covered with birchbark or woven mats?

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A wigwam

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What is migration?

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Moving from one region or country to another

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Why is a tall grass that grows in shallow waters that has an edible grain called?

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Wild rice

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What is maple sugar

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A sweet substance made by boiling the sap from a maple tree

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True or false,

Corn wasn’t the most important crop grown by the Ojibwe in the summer tomatoes were

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False

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An ___________ is an agreement made between two or more nations to cooperate for specific reasons

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Alliance

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Self-ruling and independent

A

Sovereign

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What year did the Ojibwe arrive?

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1600’s

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The name Ojibwe is an unknown name origin what may it refer to?

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Their “ puckered moccasins”

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What are two ways Ojibwe could be spelt

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Ojibwa or Ojibway

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Anishinaabe is another name for the Ojibwe what does it mean

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Original people

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What does Anishinaabe also refer to

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ALL American Indians

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What is the mispronounced version of Ojibwe by the Europeans, use by the government.

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Chippewa

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What are 5 ways that the Dakota and Ojibwe have something in similar

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  1. Woodland people who felt at home around the lakes
  2. Lived in cool,pine forests with friends and family
  3. Fished,hunted, harvested wild rice and made sugar
  4. All contributed to the com unity in some way
  5. Valued oral history
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What are 3 differences the Ojibwe and Dakota have

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  1. Had there own language, customs and beliefs
  2. Built wigwams instead of tipis ( permanent homes)
  3. Birchbark canoes instead of hollowed out logs
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The Ojibwe moved from where to where?

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From the Atlantic Ocean to near Lake Superior

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What is the story the prophet told the Ojibwe and what did the story say

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It’s called the seven prophets story and it said that they would travel along way to where food grows on water and make seven stops on the way

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When the Ojibwe made their trip what three groups did they split into and where did they go

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Ottawa in the eastern Great Lakes area
Potawatomi who went south into Wisconsin
Ojibwe who kept going west

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The Ojibwe lived at there fifth stop of their journey which stop was that?

A

Salut Saint Marie

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20
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In the 1600’s they split into 2 groups. Where did each of the groups go?

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One group went north of Lake Superior and the other went south of it.

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Where did the northern group settle?

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Near Duluth

22
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Where did the southern group settle? What did they find there?

A

In northern Wisconsin and they found wild rice like the prophet said.

23
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What is the Ojibwe language called? How many verb forms are there?

A

Anishinaabemowin; it has more than 6000 verb forms.

24
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True of False: The Ojibwe language does not translate well into English?

A

True

25
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What solution did they make for when the elders die and there aren’t as many people who know the traditions and heritage of the Ojibwe?

A

They started a language immersion school and colleges are teaching Ojibwe classes more often.

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Where did the Ojibwe move in the spring?

A

Headed where maple trees grow.

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Name 6 things the Ojibwe did in the spring?

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Sugar camp - women turn sap into sugar and syrup
Family and friends were united after winter
Started preparing food already for the next winter
Repaired and built new lodges
Men hunted
Children carried containers of sap to sugar house

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What are the 4 steps to making canoes?

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Frame of cedar
Wrap with birch bark and sewed with spruce roots
Sealed with spruce gum
All helped with certain parts

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Where did the Ojibwe go to in the summer?

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Villages near rivers or lakes

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What did they do in the summer?

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Took canoes packed with belongings and lived in wigwam-like dwellings.

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What did they do for entertainment in the summer?

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Ceremonial feasts and dances and both men and women played games like lacrosse.

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The women planted and tended crops. List 4 types of crops.

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corn
squash
pumpkin
potatoes

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True or false: In the summer, they gathered wild foods like wheat.

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False. They gathered fruits and berries

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True or False: They did very little hunting in the summer.

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True

35
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Where did the Ojibwe move to in the fall?

A

Ponds and marshes

36
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How did the Ojibwe harvest wild rice in the fall?

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Packed wild rice from canoes to people-one poled the canoe and the other beat rice into the canoe. Full canoe-bring back to prepare for storage.

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List 5 ways the Ojibwe processed wild rice.

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Clean out bugs/worms etc.
Lay out on bark and dry in the sun
Roast over a fire and Pour into a hide-lined pit
Grind the husks off by stepping on them lightly
Winnowing-toss in air to blow away the chaff

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What are 4 other autumn tasks?

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Children collected and dried berries for winter
Men hunted ducks and geese
Caught and preserved fish (men and women)
Packed up and headed back to pine forests

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Where did the Ojibwe live in the winter?

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Small groups in pine forests

40
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What was the wintertime like?

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Food was scare and lived far apart from one another

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What are 5 things about hunting and trapping in the winter?

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The men and boys did it
Best hunters-large animals like moose, deer, and elk
Boys and elders stayed close and hunted small game
Made jerky if too much meat and shared with others when food was scarce

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What were the tasks of the women and children in winter?

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Cook meals
Made clothing from animal hides
Wove fishing nets and hunting bags
Looked after children

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What were the children’s games in winter? List 4.

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Tobogganing
Racing on snowshoes
Snowsnakes
Listen to stories

44
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In the warm months, who did most of the fishing?

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Women

45
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What were 3 ways they fished in the warm months?

A

Weighted nets set at night
Spears, traps, and hooks
Ate fresh or dried for winter

46
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Who did most of the fishing in cold months and how did they do it?

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Men. They used ice fishing holes, lures of wood and birch bark, and lie over the hole and spear.

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What was the alliance with the Dakota and Ojibwe and why did they do it?

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The Ojibway wanted to move further west into Minnesota but they had to go through the Dakota land so they agreed to supply the Dakota European trade goods they got it if they could go farther into Minnesota to get more European things

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The Dakota and Ojibway are sovereign nations what does that mean

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It means that they have their own independent government separate from the USA

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What is the story the Prophet told the Ojibwe , how did the Ojibwet know that they had found The right place when they finished their journey, tell about their route, where they lived before they moved, where they moved to, and how many stops they made. Worth eight points

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The Ojibway first lived in the Atlantic ocean but one day a profit came and told them the Seven Prophet Story he said that they would travel a long way and make seven stops and then find food that grows on water. Sure enough the Ojibway moved in made seven stops along the way they went along way in then split into three groups the first group was called the Ottawa they went to the eastern great lakes area. The second group was called Potawatomi they went south into Wisconsin and the last group was called the Ojibway they kept going west. Eventually they all stop at Salut Sainte Marie that was the fifth stop, then they split into two groups and one went north of Lake superior , There went south of Lake superior. The group going south ended up in northern Wisconsin and found wild rice like the Prophet said. The other group ended up in Duluth that was the sixth stop for them.