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Chapter 1 Re-Test – Meet Three of Canada’s First Nations

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Take
your time, and ask for help if you need it. Good luck!

1. The Mi’kmaq group that is in charge of choosing the district leaders

a) Saqamaw
b) Council of Elders
c) Haudenosaunee
d) Grand Council

2. Which statement is NOT true for the Mi’kmaq, Anishinabe, and Haudenosaunee?
a) They all had strong connections to the land
b) They all moved with the seasons to make the best use of the land
c) They all used oral history to teach lessons
d) To see who would become the next leader

3. What was the spiritual significance of the game of the lacrosse?

a) To provide additional power for medicine
b) To prove who had more physical strength
c) To see who would become the next leader
d) To increase a person’s emotional energy

4. In the story, “Beesh and the Wedding Promise,” Beesh’s little brother learns
which lesson about life?
a) Respect all of nature
b) Respect your elders
c) Respect the land
d) All of the above

5. Dodems are
a) Clans
b) Spiritual leaders
c) Homes
d) Talking Circles
 6. The Mi’kmaq lived near
a) The Great Lakes
b) The East Coast provinces
c) Alberta
d) Britain

7. What are the “Three Sisters”?

a) New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI
b) Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Mi’kmaq
c) Corn, beans, and squash
d) Corn, potatoes, and beets

8. Lacrosse was created by the

a) Mi’kmaq
b) Anishinabe
c) Haudenosaunee
d) French

9. What is a clan mother?

a) Females in Haudenosaunee society that have children
b) Female leaders of clans in Anshinabe society
c) Female leaders of clans in Haudenosaunee society
d) Female leaders in charge of cooking and cleaning

10.What are the names of the leaders in each society?

a) Ogimauh, Saqamaw, and Hoyaneh
b) Council of Elders, Saqamaw, and Grand Council
c) Unamaki, Dodem, and Clan Mother
d) Corn, Beans, and Squash

What has been your favorite part of Social Studies class so far this school year?
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Short Answer
3 marks each

1. Explain how the land determined the Mi’kmaq people’s way of life. How was this
different for the Haudenosaunee? Make sure you use specific examples.

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2. How did the role of women differ from each society? Include examples from the
Mi’kmaq, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee nations.
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3. What is consensus, and why is the strategy used by the Mi’kmaq, Anishinaabe,
and Haudenosaunee people to make decisions?

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