MIDTERM 1 NS 201 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Module 1 - answer
3 Aboriginal Groups recognized by the consitution Canada - answer Indian, metis, inuit
first nations preferred to indian - answer
aboriginal - answer appropriate in context of constitutional rights
cree - answer nehiyawak
canada inhabited for 40,000 years by indigenous - answer 2 millions people prior to
European contact
11 diffent groups of languages total of 50 different languages that are indigenous -
answer
kanata - answer Iroquois word meaning village; the name Canada is derived from it
stories are enduring - answer - dif ways to look and problems
2 types of stories - answer - personal stories
- myths of legends / creation teaching stories
personal stories - answer observations, accounts of places and experiences
- evolve over time influenced by the needs and relevancy to the population
creation or teaching stories - answer spiritual remain unchanged
cree creation story - answer turtle island - kayas lived here
- wisacejak-trickster
creatures were fighting creator drowned everyone only 4 remained
,- wisacejak, beaver, otter, muskrat
muskrat dives and finds earth
transmitting knowledge - answer stories transmit knowledge promote happy and
healthy communities
- instruct to behave properly
- guide for how to live
4 generational components of storytelling - answer connection between generations
- acknowledge change over generations
- moral guide and social mechanisms
-transmission of history and culture
connection between generations - answer connect past to present and future
generations
- stories transcend time
- allow for communication with future generations
acknowledging change over generations - answer personal stories change
- new info and knowledge
- change and evolve based on needs ex. food source supply
moral guide and social mechanism - answer - teach how to behave reinforce roles
transmission of history and culture - answer transmit history of th eland and cultural
knowledge to the next generation
- stories include geographical boundaries such as river and lakes to define territorial
lines
- embody complex world view ex. cree creation story told in winter because animals
hibernate in winter safer to tell their stories
Anishinaabe creation story - answer turtle island floated in the sky
,- sky woman find the tree of life and falls into another world
- sea creatures catch her
- turtle offered to have the earth on her back
indigenous world views - answer indigenous ways of knowing are based on that
individuals are trained to understand their environment according to teachings in
stories
- collective experience shape codes of conduct
key principle - answer live in balance and maintain peaceful internal and external
relations
- we are all linked to each other
- interdependency
indigenous world view commonalities - answer - interconnectedness and belonging - all
people are related "all my relations"
- peace and harmony are valued
- accountability for actions and words
- care about well being of others
- unity through collaboration
- environmental stewardship land is borrowed rom future generations - land is the heart
of creation - has to be looked after
inuit world view IQ - answer that which inuit have always known to be true
4 inuit regions - answer inuvialuit, nunavut, nunavik, nunatsiavvut
inuit world view - answer traditional homeland territory that includes sea and and
marine water is integral to world view
wyandot - answer highest pop density 20,000-30,000
gifting - answer a means of gaining influence
maligait - answer codes of ethics and behaviors
- set way of doing things that had to be followed
- people rely on each other
, inuit 4 main principles of maligait - answer 1. working for the common good
2. respecting all living things
3. maintaining harmony and balance
4. panning and prep for the future
ancestral naming - answer all characteristics of ancestor and put onto the child
including strength and skills
- have to respect your namesake
- system of accountability and responsibility to their community
sauniriit - answer bonds between person who receives the name and where it comes
from
south plains nehiyawak understandings - answer nehiyawak- the people
- largest pop of aboriginal
- territory- bc, alberta, sask, manitoba, ontario, quebec, and us
nehiyawak world view - answer all my relations - extends to every person and nation
- mobile culture ask where are you from?
who you come from?
- belly button - your button connects you and mother connection shared with ancestors
- umbilical cord connects you to relatives
- given gifts from creator when born body, emotional, mental, and spiritual
east kanien:keha'ka understandings (place of flint) - answer mohawk nation
- sky women
- seventh generation, the great law of peace, two row wampum treaty as basis for values
- extensive agriculture work on land influences world view
- women tend plots
- matrilineal clan system
- longhouses clan structure based on animals - bear wolf and turtle
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Module 1 - answer
3 Aboriginal Groups recognized by the consitution Canada - answer Indian, metis, inuit
first nations preferred to indian - answer
aboriginal - answer appropriate in context of constitutional rights
cree - answer nehiyawak
canada inhabited for 40,000 years by indigenous - answer 2 millions people prior to
European contact
11 diffent groups of languages total of 50 different languages that are indigenous -
answer
kanata - answer Iroquois word meaning village; the name Canada is derived from it
stories are enduring - answer - dif ways to look and problems
2 types of stories - answer - personal stories
- myths of legends / creation teaching stories
personal stories - answer observations, accounts of places and experiences
- evolve over time influenced by the needs and relevancy to the population
creation or teaching stories - answer spiritual remain unchanged
cree creation story - answer turtle island - kayas lived here
- wisacejak-trickster
creatures were fighting creator drowned everyone only 4 remained
,- wisacejak, beaver, otter, muskrat
muskrat dives and finds earth
transmitting knowledge - answer stories transmit knowledge promote happy and
healthy communities
- instruct to behave properly
- guide for how to live
4 generational components of storytelling - answer connection between generations
- acknowledge change over generations
- moral guide and social mechanisms
-transmission of history and culture
connection between generations - answer connect past to present and future
generations
- stories transcend time
- allow for communication with future generations
acknowledging change over generations - answer personal stories change
- new info and knowledge
- change and evolve based on needs ex. food source supply
moral guide and social mechanism - answer - teach how to behave reinforce roles
transmission of history and culture - answer transmit history of th eland and cultural
knowledge to the next generation
- stories include geographical boundaries such as river and lakes to define territorial
lines
- embody complex world view ex. cree creation story told in winter because animals
hibernate in winter safer to tell their stories
Anishinaabe creation story - answer turtle island floated in the sky
,- sky woman find the tree of life and falls into another world
- sea creatures catch her
- turtle offered to have the earth on her back
indigenous world views - answer indigenous ways of knowing are based on that
individuals are trained to understand their environment according to teachings in
stories
- collective experience shape codes of conduct
key principle - answer live in balance and maintain peaceful internal and external
relations
- we are all linked to each other
- interdependency
indigenous world view commonalities - answer - interconnectedness and belonging - all
people are related "all my relations"
- peace and harmony are valued
- accountability for actions and words
- care about well being of others
- unity through collaboration
- environmental stewardship land is borrowed rom future generations - land is the heart
of creation - has to be looked after
inuit world view IQ - answer that which inuit have always known to be true
4 inuit regions - answer inuvialuit, nunavut, nunavik, nunatsiavvut
inuit world view - answer traditional homeland territory that includes sea and and
marine water is integral to world view
wyandot - answer highest pop density 20,000-30,000
gifting - answer a means of gaining influence
maligait - answer codes of ethics and behaviors
- set way of doing things that had to be followed
- people rely on each other
, inuit 4 main principles of maligait - answer 1. working for the common good
2. respecting all living things
3. maintaining harmony and balance
4. panning and prep for the future
ancestral naming - answer all characteristics of ancestor and put onto the child
including strength and skills
- have to respect your namesake
- system of accountability and responsibility to their community
sauniriit - answer bonds between person who receives the name and where it comes
from
south plains nehiyawak understandings - answer nehiyawak- the people
- largest pop of aboriginal
- territory- bc, alberta, sask, manitoba, ontario, quebec, and us
nehiyawak world view - answer all my relations - extends to every person and nation
- mobile culture ask where are you from?
who you come from?
- belly button - your button connects you and mother connection shared with ancestors
- umbilical cord connects you to relatives
- given gifts from creator when born body, emotional, mental, and spiritual
east kanien:keha'ka understandings (place of flint) - answer mohawk nation
- sky women
- seventh generation, the great law of peace, two row wampum treaty as basis for values
- extensive agriculture work on land influences world view
- women tend plots
- matrilineal clan system
- longhouses clan structure based on animals - bear wolf and turtle
