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Mi’Kmaq Culture

Mi’Kmaq Culture. What is Culture?. Culture is a people’s shared way of thinking and acting It may also be defined as “a way of life”

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Mi’Kmaq Culture

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  1. Mi’Kmaq Culture

  2. What is Culture? • Culture is a people’s shared way of thinking and acting • It may also be defined as “a way of life” • A people’s culture includes their languages, knowledge and beliefs, laws and moral values, customs and traditions, art and music – and all other aspects that have been developed socially

  3. What is Culture? • People take their own culture for granted and may not realize how it affects their thinking and behaviour

  4. What is language? • It is a systematic way of relating meanings with the sounds made by the human voice. • People can use language to talk about anything they imagine, including things that are impossible and events that have not yet taken place.

  5. What is language? • People can use language freely to think of new ideas and to express them in new ways, including making up new words. • People can use language appropriately in situations they have not encountered before.

  6. Assignment • Copy the following chart on a sheet of loose-leaf: (next slide) and fill it in with the information from the next slide

  7. Assignment

  8. Map Instructions • You are to shade in these 5 regions in different colours • The Provinces must be labelled along with the capital cities • This map is to be clearly labelled with the languages these groups spoke as well. • Don’t forget to provide a legend.

  9. You have this period to work on it and it will be due next class. Both the map and chart will be handed in with a title page for a total value of 25 points • 15 pts for the map – must be neat with a corresponding legend. Must be labelled with languages as well. • 5 points for the chart • 5 points for the title page

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