Mi’kmaq Studies 10 Exam
Lockview High School
January 2004
Mr. P. Carnell Mrs. L. Cyr-Donovan Mr. W. Matheson
NAME______/115
Section 1 – Multiple choice – Please select the best answer /10
1). The concordat of 1610 was an agreement between which two groups:
A). Mi’kmaq and English / B). Mi’kmaq and FrenchC). French and English / D). Mi’kmaq and the Pope
2). The purpose of the Friendship Treaty of 1752 was:
A). To end attacks on English fishingcommunities / B). Mi’kmaq culture and language had
to be incorporated in Catholic
traditions.
C). To recognize Aboriginal rights / C). None of above
3). Which of the following are duties of the local council chief?
1. Act as teachers/role models
2. Defend territory
3. Help out in emergency situations
4. Take care of orphaned children
5. Train hunters
6. Take care of supplies such as canoes and dogs
A). 3, 4, 6 / B). 2, 5,6C). 1, 2, 4 / D). 1, 5, 6
4). Which is not a program included in Restorative Justice?
A). Time in jail / B). Community ServiceC). Victim – offender mediation / D). Sentencing circles
5). Who should be excluded from a sentencing circle? Someone who has:
A). Participated in a circle more thanonce. / B). Been an offender more than once
C). Been victimized more than once. / D). None of the above
6). The purpose of the smudging ceremony is to:
A). Promote patience and respect / B). Teach them to respect womenC). Be spiritually healed / D). Provide energies of heart
7). The Mi’kmaq lands are referred to as:
A). Acadia / B). WampumC). Mi’kma’ki / D). Mi’kmaw
8). Wampum was used for:
A). Money / B). Recording eventsC). Music / D). Symbol of Authority
9). The Mi’kmaq language belongs to the ______language family.
A). Algonquian / B). SiouanC). Iroquian / D). Athabaskan
10). The land occupied by the Mi’kmaq is divided into how many districts?
A). 5 / B). 9C). 7 / D). 12
Section 2 – Archaeology /20
1). Imagine that you and your friends went camping for the weekend.
You hiked back into the woods for a considerable distance until you found the perfect place to set up camp. You unpacked and got comfortable and started to enjoy yourselves when the campsite was attacked by a family of bears prompting all of you to leave in a hurry and leave everything behind. After seeing on the news that another campsite was attacked and the campers mauled and eaten you never returned.
Three hundred years from now, your campsite is no longer in the wilderness but now is the new site for a new shopping mall. Once the excavation began, your campsite was discovered. Because it was believed to be an ancient native site, an archaeology team was called in to investigate.
a) Name three durable artifacts and explain how they would be dated /6
b) Name three perishable artifacts and explain why they have not decompose. /6
c) The ground surrounding your campsite was examined by archaeologists
using the grid section method. As they dug down, they found three
separate strata containing artifacts and a sterile stratum. On your
paper draw and number the four layers and draw and name two
artifacts found in each layer which would seem to have a logical
connection with each of the others in that same layer. /8
Section 3 - Governance /40
1). Please complete the chart on the three levels of Mi’kmaq Government.
/18
2). Please complete the chart on the three levels of Canadian Government
/15
3). Using the information form the two charts that you have completed
answer the following essay question:
Explain the similarities and differences between these two government
systems /7
Section 4 – Justice /15
1). What is Restorative Justice? /3
2). Explain sentencing circles. /3
3). Explain the difference between the Conventional Criminal Justice
system and the Restorative Justice system. /5
4). What are some negative and positive aspects of Restorative Justice? /4
Section 5 – Culture and Spirituality /15
1). Please choose 5 of the following 9 items. Identify, define and explain
the significance of each to the Mi’kmaq culture. /10
a) Maoimi
b) Oral history
c) Legend
d) Tale
e) Elder
f) Talking circles
g) Wampum
h) Mi’kma’ki
i) Glooscap
2). Answer one of the following: /5
a) Why is the presentation of an eagle’s feather such a high honour for the Mi’kmaq people?
OR
b) Explain in detail what happens at a sweat lodge.
Section 6 – Education /15
1). Read the article on Residential Schools that as been provided by your
teacher and respond to ONE of the following questions: /5
a) You may ask, 'Why couldn't the Indian students just fit in to the regular school system?' Consider the following situation. Suppose you are a seven year-old Canadian English-speaking child. How well do you think you would do in a Japanese school? You don't speak Japanese. The way Japanese is written is very different than English. Still, Japanese schools are considered to be some of the very best in the world. Would it mean that you are a failure if you had a difficult time in that school system?
OR
b) Aboriginal children were forced to make huge adjustments when they arrived at residential school. Try to recall, in as much detail as possible, an experience in which you had to make a huge adjustment. Write a short essay, or start a class discussion, in which you compare your experience to the experience of aboriginal children at residential school.
2). Consider the following poem by Rita Joe, a Mi'kmaq poet, about attending the residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia:
I Lost My Talk
I lost my talk
The talk you took away.
When I was a little girl
At Shubenacadie school.
You snatched it away:
I speak like you
I think like you
I create like you
The scrambled ballad, about my world.
Two ways I talk
Both ways I say,
Your way is more powerful.
So gently I offer my hand and ask,
Let me find my talk
So I can teach you about me.
Write a brief essay discussing what you think this poem means. What is the poet's opinion of the residential school? What type of emotions is she expressing when she remembers the school? What does she feel she has lost? How does she hope to change the future? /10
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