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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the Potawatomi word for sage?
2. Who is the elder described that spoke of only carrying one bullet with him when he went deer hunting in "The Honorable Harvest"?
3. What is the author's people's word for cedar?
4. In her metaphor for basket weaving in "Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket," the author says "we need to pay attention to the lessons of the three rows" (183). What does the first row represent?
5. What Swedish botanist does the author reference in "In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the concept of circular time important in Native American lore?
2. What findings did Laurie's thesis produce in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?
3. What did Nanabozho learn when his journey took him North?
4. What preconceptions did the author have about Lionel? How were they proven wrong?
5. Why is it important for native peoples to ask for permission when harvesting or hunting? How do they do so?
6. Why do polycultures often succeed above monocultures?
7. How did Laurie's advisors respond to her thesis subject in “Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass”?
8. What was Nanabozho's first work, as described in “In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place"?
9. What does the South represent symbolically to the Anishinaabe people?
10. How is individuality treated by the author's people? Why is it important?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Hazel in the story "Witch Hazel." How is this individual portrayed? Why and how did she bond with the author? What is the significance of witch hazel as a symbol in this story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of time in Western and Native American cultures, lore, and traditions. How does the Native American perception of time differ from the Western view? Why is this important? What does this perception of time say about the lore in Native American culture?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the meaning of maple trees for the author and her people. What do maple trees represent? How do their actions influence humankind? How might we learn from maple trees?
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