Grade 7 Social Studies: Chapter 1, Meet Three of Canada's First Nations

Hoyaneh

a Haudenosaunee leader who was appointed by the clan mothers

Dodem

a clan of the Anishinabe

Grand Council

a council for all seven districts of the Mi'kmaq Nation

powwow

a gathering of First Nations peoples to celebrate their cultures

Mi'kmaq

a group of First Nations people in Canada; the name means "my brothers"

Haudenosaunee

a group of First Nations people in Canada; the name means "people of the longhouse"; also known as Iroquois, or the Six Nations Confederacy

Anishinabe

a group of First Nations people in Canada; the name means "to pucker", and may refer to to the puckered seams on the traditional moccasins; also known as Ojibwa

Council of Elders

a group of respected people that chose, appointed, and advised Mi'kmaq leaders

Ogimauh

a leader in the Anishinabe society

Saqamaw

a leader in the Mi'kmaq society

Peacemaker

a man named Dekanawidah who brought the Great Law of Peace to the Haudenosaunee nation

hunting grounds

a region used for hunting

Midewin Society

a special society of the Anishinabe people made up of men and women who had special gifts as spiritual leaders and healers

consensus

an agreement by everyone

Clan Mothers

female leaders of clans in the Haudenosaunee society; they had a lot of power in the community

wampum belt

shell beads woven into belts or strings; used to record treaties and other important agreements made with other First Nations

Great Law of Peace

the constitution of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy; 6 other nations -the Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Onondaga, and Tuscarora- were also part of the confederacy; this law established rules that gave each member nation equal voice and status