Mi'kmaq Series Program 3     The Wedding Part 1

1. What structure did the Mi'kmaq use to smoke their fish?

2. Why would the Mi'kmaq want to smoke their fish?

3. What kind of fish would they smoke? (give at least three examples)

4. What did the Mi'kmaq do as a sign of greeting when they met each other, especially guests from away?

5. When they gathered berries for the winter, what did they do to keep them from rotting or spoiling?

6. What berries would the Mi'kmaq pick?

7. Who was responsible for providing all the food for the wedding feast?

8. What did Amskwesewa'j use the reeds for?

9. what is a dead-fall trap and how did it work? Include a picture with your explanation?

10. In order to avoid offending a spirit, especially the bear's spirit in this instance, what would the Mi'kmaq do to help the spirit depart in peace and gain the respect of the other animals of the forest?

11. What material would the Mi'kmaq use to create the smoke for the smokehouse?

12. What did the smokehouse consist of?

13. What weapons did the Mi'kmaq use to hunt a moose?

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