Aboriginal Spirituality

True

Canada's Aboriginal population is growing at a faster rate than the non-Aboriginal population

False

An elder is always one of the oldest people in an Aboriginal community

False

Most indigenous people prefer the word "religion" to describe their spiritual practices

False

The potlatch ceremony was banned in 1885

True

In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI expressed sorrow over the abuse the Aboriginal children suffered at some residential schools

False

Aboriginal spirituality holds that reality is disconnected

True

the sweat lodge is sometimes called the womb of Mother Earth

True

The name-giver of a newborn is often the child's grandparent or an elder

True

As an Aboriginal person matures, they may change their name

False

To some Aboriginal people, cut hair is a symbol of joy

False

According to Aboriginal spirituality, when a person dies, that is the end of their physical and spiritual existence

True

Non-Aboriginal settlers adopted their Thanksgiving celebrations from Aboriginal harvest feasts

True

A potlatch involves giving gifts of blankets, beadwork, and crafts to celebrate a special event

False

The Creator is often credited with giving Earth the form it has today

True

The first Aboriginal person to be declared blessed was Kateri Tekakwitha

Vision Quest

the event at which a young person prays and goes without sleep and food in order to encounter a spirit helper

Puberty

when the vision quest usually takes place

Sweat lodge ceremony

this involves the Ojibwa Feast of the Dead

Powwow

dance of renewal for restoration of right relationships and the healing of all creation

Sun Dance

summer ritual to renew one's relationship with one's spirit, involving purification and piercing the body

Great Spirit

Wakan Tanka, Orenda, Manitou

Inuit

the people

Indigenous

world-views of the Aboriginal peoples are similar to those of __________ peoples everywhere on Earth

Residential

many ________ schools were run by Anglican, United, Presbyterian, and Catholic churches

Eagle

_______ feathers are sacred because the bird is considered to be a divine messenger

Circle

Nunavut legislature sits in a ______ to show that all members are joined

Environment

Aboriginal spiritual practices show a strong relationship to the physical _________

Spirit

According to Aboriginal world views, everything is pervaded by _________ power

Smoke

during smudging ceremony, sacred herbs are burned and the _______ is brushed over the bodies of the participants

Sacred

the ______ pipe is sometimes referred to as the peace pipe

Name

the process of finding the right ______ for an Aboriginal child can involve fasting, meditation, and prayer

Vision

traditionally, young people must undertake a ________ quest to be accepted a adults in the community

Northern Light

the Cree believe that the __________ are dancing spirits of the dead

Animism

the identification of the spirit with objects it inhabits is called _______

Shaman

thought to have a greater quantity of spiritual power than others in a community

Medicine wheel

a circle that represents the continuous cycle of life, and is used by elders as a teaching tool for younger generations

Drums

represents the pulse of the universe for Aboriginal people

Long house

in pre-European times, a group of 5 or 6 Iroquoian families might live in this

Fire

the Seven _____ refers to an Ojibwa prophecy that the people would suffer and forget their traditional ways

Priests

Midland Martyrs were 8 Jesuit ______ who worked alongside the Huron people in Midland, Ontario