Mi'kmaq Series 6R Part 5: The Eel Weir
1. During what season did the Mi'kmaq fish for eel?
2. Describe and draw a Mi'kmaq eel weir.
3. Who had to carry the heavy loads or baggage?
4. Who had to unpack the things at the new camp?
5. Where was the smoking pit built? Draw and label a smoking pit. Describe how it was constructed.
6. What part of the day did the eels travel?
7. When was the best time to fish eel?
8. Who had to kill, gut, and smoke the eels?
9. What did they use as string to keep them together for smoking?
10. What did the Mi'kmaq use to seal the seams and sides of the canoe with so it would not leak?
11. What did the Mi'kmaq use to support a sprained joint and reduce the pain?
12. What did the Mi'kmaq use to make their stone tools?
13. Why was the place they made the stone tools away from the camp?
14. How did the Mi'kmaq fashion these stones?
15. What did the Mi'kmaq carry his stone-making tools in?