Mi'kmaq Series: Program 1 Arrival at the Summer Encampment Part 1
1. Geographically, where did the Mi'kmaq camp for the summer? Why?
2. What did they carry their possessions in when travelling from one place to another and what material was it made from?
3. How long did a future husband have to spend with his future wife's family? Why did this happen?
4. What spirit did Netukulit worship?
5. What did the Mi'kmaq lash their wigwam poles with to hold them together?
6. What did they use for their cooking pot, how was it made and how / why was it stored?
7. What did Musqun use a clam shell lined with clay and punk to carry? Why was it carried this way? Why was it important?
8. How were they able to reuse birchbark from their previous encampment?
9. Who was usually expected to collect firewood?
10. Where did they store their fish spears from one year to another?
11. What did they line the bottom of their wigwams with? Why?
12. What was the sign of an unwed woman in Mi'kmaq culture?