Question
This tribe’s customs are passed down through writing in Suckerfish script and shamans called puowins (“poo-OH-wins”) who possess personal power called M’teouin (“muh-DAY-win”). For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this tribe whose most important spiritual site is St. Anne’s Mission. This is the northernmost tribe that recognizes the cultural hero Glooscap.
ANSWER: Mi'kmaq (“MIG-mah”) [or Mi'gmaq; or Lnu; or Mi'kmaw; prompt on Wabanaki or Algonquian; reject “Abenaki”]
[10e] Anthropologists have been unable to find unmarked Mi'kmaq graves at one of these institutions named Shubenacadie (“SHOO-buh-NACK-uh-dee”). As early as 1993, the Anglican Church of Canada apologized for its involvement in these institutions.
ANSWER: residential schools [prompt on schools or boarding schools; prompt on schools for First Nations people or Indian schools or Native American schools]
[10m] The Mi'kmaq burn this purifying plant, which is sacred to the Eastern direction. A 2013 book by a Potawatomi (“PAH-tuh-WAH-tuh-mee”) botanist is titled for this plant, which several tribes interpret as the hair of Mother Earth.
ANSWER: sweet grass [or manna grass or Mary’s grass or vanilla grass or holy grass or bison grass; accept Braiding Sweetgrass; prompt on grass] (The botanist is Robin Wall Kimmerer.)
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