studying Flashcards
which nation lived in the area that is today referred to as the Maritime provinces?
Mi’kmaq
Who inhabited the areas of the upper Great Lakes?
Anishinabe
who lived along the St.Lawrence River?
haudenosaunee
What does the Mi’kmaq name mean?
¨my brothers¨
what does the Anishinabe name mean?
“to pucker¨
what does the Haudenosaunee name mean?
“people of the longhouse¨
what does the name Iroquois represent?
It represents the french version of a name learned from the Ovendat,an enemy nation of the Haudenosaunee and and alley of france during the trade.
In the Mi’kmaq society, who did not participate in decision making?
women
How did the Mi’kmaq, Anishinabe, and Haudenosaunee transport goods and food in the winter?
toboggans
what did the Mi’kmaq nation live in?
they lived in wigwams
how was the Mi’kmaq nation organized
they were organized into 7 districts and a grand council
how did the geography of the land affect the lifestyle and identity of the mi’kmaq people?
they moved to the coast in the summer and in the winter they move to the forest. they endured harsh winters so they moved island at this time.
what did the anishinabe build their canoes with?
wood and they sheathed them with birch bark.
what is an agreement made by all people in a nation?
consensus
how was the anishinabe society organized?
7 clans and grand council
