GLPH 271 – Midterm Exam (Modules 1 & 2) with
Complete Questions and Answers – Graded A+
What is the WHO definition of health? - ANS ✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
what is the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach? - ANS ✔- originates from Mi'kmaq first nations
- a framework that combines strengths of indigenous and western knowledge
What are western health approaches typically based on? - ANS ✔data and scientific approaches
What are indigenous health approaches typically based on? - ANS ✔value, love, honesty,
humility, and respect
What is the indigenous medicine wheel? - ANS ✔the principle of the wheel is to remain
centered while developing the four aspects of your life
What are the four directions on the indigenous medicine wheel? - ANS ✔1. physical health
2. emotional health
3. mental health
4. spiritual health
What does the middle of the idigenous medicine wheel represent? - ANS ✔learning, beauty and
harmony
What does the circular shape of the indigenous medicine wheel represent? - ANS ✔the
interconnectivity of all aspects of ones life
,What does North represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- mental dimension of
health
- examples include: spending time with familu, learning from elders, listening to stories
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of North on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: white
animal: bear
healing medicine: sweet grass
season: winter
* just remember either the colour, animal or season cause then you think oh bear? well polar
bears are white! polar bears like the snow! snow= winter!
What does East represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- spiritual dimensions of
health
- examples include: smudging, singing, dancing, relating to nature
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of East on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: yellow
animal: eagle
healing medicine: tobacco
season: spring
*E is for Eagle, E is for East
What does South represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- emotional dimension
of health
, - examples include: positive self-image, self-esteem, self-love, a positive environment
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of South on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: red
animal: coyote
healing medicine: cedar
season: summer
* remember coyote, and cedar also starts with a C and coyotes when they eat people have RED
blood. Personally, I also only see coyotes in the summer
What does West represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- physical dimension of
health
- examples include: exercise, balanced diet, sleep
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of West on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: black
animal: bear
healing medicine: sage
season: autumn
* black and bear both start with B and there is even a kind of bear called black bear (i think also
maybe a singer???) sage? we know a sage? autumn? we know an autumn too!
Which way does the Mi'kmaq medicine wheel turn and why? - ANS ✔turns clockwise to follow
the motion of the sun
Complete Questions and Answers – Graded A+
What is the WHO definition of health? - ANS ✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
what is the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach? - ANS ✔- originates from Mi'kmaq first nations
- a framework that combines strengths of indigenous and western knowledge
What are western health approaches typically based on? - ANS ✔data and scientific approaches
What are indigenous health approaches typically based on? - ANS ✔value, love, honesty,
humility, and respect
What is the indigenous medicine wheel? - ANS ✔the principle of the wheel is to remain
centered while developing the four aspects of your life
What are the four directions on the indigenous medicine wheel? - ANS ✔1. physical health
2. emotional health
3. mental health
4. spiritual health
What does the middle of the idigenous medicine wheel represent? - ANS ✔learning, beauty and
harmony
What does the circular shape of the indigenous medicine wheel represent? - ANS ✔the
interconnectivity of all aspects of ones life
,What does North represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- mental dimension of
health
- examples include: spending time with familu, learning from elders, listening to stories
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of North on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: white
animal: bear
healing medicine: sweet grass
season: winter
* just remember either the colour, animal or season cause then you think oh bear? well polar
bears are white! polar bears like the snow! snow= winter!
What does East represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- spiritual dimensions of
health
- examples include: smudging, singing, dancing, relating to nature
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of East on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: yellow
animal: eagle
healing medicine: tobacco
season: spring
*E is for Eagle, E is for East
What does South represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- emotional dimension
of health
, - examples include: positive self-image, self-esteem, self-love, a positive environment
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of South on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: red
animal: coyote
healing medicine: cedar
season: summer
* remember coyote, and cedar also starts with a C and coyotes when they eat people have RED
blood. Personally, I also only see coyotes in the summer
What does West represent on the Anishinaabe medicine wheel? - ANS ✔- physical dimension of
health
- examples include: exercise, balanced diet, sleep
What is the colour, animal, healing medicine, and season of West on the Anishinaabe medicine
wheel? - ANS ✔colour: black
animal: bear
healing medicine: sage
season: autumn
* black and bear both start with B and there is even a kind of bear called black bear (i think also
maybe a singer???) sage? we know a sage? autumn? we know an autumn too!
Which way does the Mi'kmaq medicine wheel turn and why? - ANS ✔turns clockwise to follow
the motion of the sun
