(Ch.3-4) Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice

Chapter 3: Among the Maroons

Chapter 3: Among the Maroons

Among the Maroons Suriname was colonized by the British, who first established _______ plantations there in 1651.

sugarcane

Then it was conquered/ceded in a treaty to the Dutch in return for a small parcel of land which is today known as _____________

New York Amsterdam, (now NYC)

Who are the Maroons?

descendants of African slaves who escaped from plantations in the Americas and formed independent communities in remote areas, often in forests or mountains.

Who is Fritz von Troon?

Mark’s mentor who invited him on this adventure during his research

What is a savanna?

• grassland ecosystem characterized by scattered trees and shrubs.

• have natural fires, touched off by lightning, or intentional fires set by humans.

Savannahs often have natural fires, touched off by _______ or intentional fires set by _______

lighting; humans

How do tribal people diagnose that someone has too much sugar in their blood (diabetes)?

by observation of symptoms (urination, thirst, weight loss)

What is harvested from the chicle tree that created a multimillion-dollar business? (today synthetics are instead)

Chicle

p.74-75

The gutta-percha tree from Asia is still used today by dentists a filling for ____

material for root canals

Where does the name Jaguar Shaman come from?

comes from "Jaguar Shaman" -a shaman who has a spiritual connection with jaguars, belief of taking on the jaguar’s powers in their shaman practices.

Chapter 4: Under the Double Rainbow

Chapter 4: Under the Double Rainbow

Under the Double Rainbow Plotkin visited the village of Kwamalasamoetoe which was inhabited by _____ different tribes.

3

How did Plotkin use Saul and Paul in the Bible to convince the chief to allow him to stay?

used the story of Saul and Paul from the Bible to convince the chief to allow him to stay by emphasizing the importance of listening to strangers and their potential knowledge or wisdom

Ancient Greeks, Asians and Native Americans used willow bark to relieve ______ Plotkin considers the cassava to be the most essential cultivated plant to the Amazonian Indians.

pain

Nutritionally, it is almost pure ________. Cassava contains ______ compounds that can be fatal if eaten. Most tribes have developed ways to process them.

starch; cyanogenic

The most important commercial product that is extracted from orchids is _________ The tribe used _______ which was extracted from wood of the ay-ah-e-yah tree to kill the fish so that they were easy to catch. This same chemical is used by the western world as a biodegradable pesticide to kill insects.

vanilla'; rotenone