FNMI Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

The ______ is smoked by all people in the circle to represent the unity between them and with all of creation.

A

Sacred pipe

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2
Q

The FNMI people use their own ______ for healing people which uses natural herbs and plants.

A

Sacred Medicine

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3
Q

The practice of ______ is when smoke is brushed over someone to remove all impurities and any bad energy around them.

A

Smudging

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4
Q

The ______ of the FNMI people involves Elders telling stories and poems to pass on all aspects of their culture to future generations.

A

Oral traditio

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5
Q

The ______ is a sacred animal, and to receive a feather is a great honour.

A

Eagle

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6
Q

The FNMI people have a ______ worldview because of their deep spiritual connection to creation.

A

Cosmocentric

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7
Q

Their ______ maintains that we must treat the earth as we would want to be treated.

A

Golden Rule

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8
Q

The moon in FNMI spirituality is personified as the ______.

A

Grandmother

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9
Q

The ______ is symbolic of the sun heating the earth and is lit for four days and nights with someone watching it at all times.

A

Sacred Fire

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10
Q

A ______ is used to rid oneself of bad dreams and encourage good dreams at night.

A

Dream Catcher

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11
Q

The ______ has four parts (yellow, black, red, and white) and represents life’s journey and interconnectedness.

A

Medicine Circle

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12
Q

The ______ refers to honoring every living plant before picking it.

A

Honourable Harvest

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13
Q

______ are the oldest members of the FNMI community who carry and pass down knowledge and wisdom.

A

Elders

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14
Q

The FNMI people refer to the earth as their ______.

A

Mother

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15
Q

______ is a type of Inuit music that mimics sounds of the Arctic environment.

A

Throat Singing

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15
Q

A ______ is when a young person goes alone into the wilderness at puberty to pray for direction in life.

16
Q

A ______ involves passing around a stick or feather, and only the person holding it may speak.

A

Talking Circle

16
Q

The ______ is a prairie-region dance that praises the Sun and involves sacrifice.

17
Q

A ______ is a place where FNMI people go to be purified by sweating out impurities.

17
Q

A ______ is a celebration that hopes for the restoration of creation and includes regalia, dancing, and drumming.