Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre Trivia

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Question 1
Eskasoni’s Lee Cremo gained international acclaim for playing which instrument?
A
Fiddle
B
Drums
C
Tin flute
Question 1 Explanation: 
The fiddle. Lee Cremo won “Best Bow are in the World”, at the World Fiddle Championship in Nashville, Tennessee.
Question 2
Mi’kmaq use splints pounded out of ash or poplar wood to weave baskets. These thin strips of wood are also sculpted into another popular form:
A
Drum forms
B
Fashion belts
C
Floral bouquets
Question 2 Explanation: 
Flowers make good use of spare wood shavings.
Question 3
In 1841 Grand Chief John Denny Jr. was born. Denny was to become the last hereditary Mi’kmaw Grand Chief to:
A
Allow squatters to buy Mi’kmaq land
B
Acquire his title by succeeding his father
C
Meet officials in traditional clothing
Question 3 Explanation: 
Mi’kmaw chiefs, whether governing under the provisions in the Indian Act or participating in the Grand Council of Mi’kmaw Chiefs, have since been elected to represent their people.
Question 4
Catholicism is an important part of Mi’kmaw history and of today’s communities. Who is the patron Saint of the Mi’kmaw people?
A
Saint Peter
B
Saint Francis
C
Saint Anne
Question 4 Explanation: 
Saint Anne, mother of Mary. Missionaries recognized the respect the Mi’kmaq hold for the role of grandmother as teacher and guardian of culture..
Question 5
Never, ever come between a “muin” and her:
A
Nest
B
Cub
C
Lunch
Question 5 Explanation: 
Coming in between a bear and her cub can be dangerous. Fair-warning should be given when passing through bear country, so the bear and cub can move out of your path.
Question 6
A “leister” is a:
A
Birch bark megaphone for moose calls
B
Three pronged fishing spear
C
Snare used to catch rabbit and partridge
Question 6 Explanation: 
A “Leister” is an English term for a traditional fishing spear. All three answers are traditional tools of a Mi’kmaw hunter.
Question 7
The method Mi’kmaq used to boil water before metal pots were introduced by the Europeans was to:
A
Suspend a birch bark pot over the fire on a rope
B
Dig a well over a hot spring
C
Drop heated stones into a container of water
Question 7 Explanation: 
Dropping stones heated in the cooking fire directly into a pot of water is fast and efficient way of boiling the water for cooking or teas. More hot stones were added periodically to keep the water boiling. It is also not unheard of to suspend a birch bark pot over the fire, but the heated stones were the preferred method of cooking.
Question 8
During most of the colonial period, the Mi’kmaq allied with the:
A
British
B
Scottish
C
French
Question 8 Explanation: 
Mi’kmaw people have historically had a good relationship with French settlers. The French were more interested in trading with the Mi’kmaq, and consequently more respectful of Mi’kmaq culture than were the British. The British came to settle Mi’kma’ki and displace the Mi’kmaq.
Question 9
If a Mi’kmaw says “kesalul”, how do they feel about you?
A
You should run
B
They think you’re weird
C
They love you
Question 9 Explanation: 
“Kesalul” means “I love you”. You might say “kesalul aq nin” (and that means I love you too).
Question 10
The Supreme Court’s 1999 ruling, the Marshall Decision, recognized the Mi’kmaw right to a moderate living by means of:
A
Tourism
B
Fishing
C
Tobacco sales
Question 10 Explanation: 
Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi’kmaw, was pronounced not guilty of the charges of fishing in violation of federal fishery regulations, based on the court’s recognition of Mi’kmaw treaty rights.
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