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Grade 3 – Table of contents

  • Teaching Notes and Approaches
  • Note to Readers
  • Lesson A – Where did we come from?
    Tami wejita’ywkw?
    Tama kilun ktutapeksultipon?
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1- How Klu’scap Keluwoskap Created People
    • References
  • Lesson B – All things are related: Interrelationships are celebrated
    Msit koqowe’l akutultikl
    Psonakutomuwakon
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – About Wolastoq
    • Activity 2 – The Creation of Wolastoq
    • Activity 3A – Mapping Wolastoqey Communities
    • Activity 3B – Mapping Mi’kmaw Communities
    • Activity 4A – Wolastoq (Saint John River) is Renamed
    • Activity 4B – The Sipoq River Song (Listuguj)
    • References
  • Lesson C – We are of the Earth
    Kinu na wskwitqamulti’kw
    Nutapeksipon Nkitahkomikumon
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – Flag Symbols
    • Activity 2 – Flags to Create Solidarity
    • Activity 3 – Create Your Own Flag
    • References
  • Lesson D – All My Relations
    Ta’n Te’sit No’kmaq
    Psi-te Ntolonapemok
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – Who Are You?
    • Activity 2 – Extended Family
    • References
  • Lesson E – Life as we knew it
    Mimajuaqn ta’n tel-nenmekip
    Pomawsuwakon Eli-Kcicihtuweqpon
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – The Many Functions of Water
    • Activity 2 – Keluwoskap (Gal-oo-wos-gob) and the Water Creature
    • Activity 3 – To Dam Or Not To Dam
    • Activity 4 – Mactaquac Dam
    • Activity 5 – Ugpi’ganjig Eel River Bar First Nation
    • References
  • Lesson F – Coming Together
    Mawita’nej
    Mawessultipon
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – Storytelling
    • Activity 2 – What Is In A Name?
    • Activity 3 – Creating a Landform of your Community
    • Activity 4 – Researching an Indigenous Community
    • References
  • Lesson G – What is a Treaty?
    Koqowey net Ankukumkewey?
    Keq nit lakutuwakon?
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – Sharing and Showing Respect
    • Activity 2 – Wampum
    • Activity 3 – Create Your Own Message
    • References
  • Lesson H – Your Treaty
    Ktankukumeweymuow
    Ktolakutuwakon
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – Classroom Treaty
    • Activity 2 – Create a Fair Classroom Treaty
    • Resources
  • Lesson I – We Are All Treaty People
    Kinu na Ankukumkeweye’k Mimajuinu’k
    Psi-te kilun Lakutuwakonicik
    • Curriculum Outcomes
    • Background Notes for the Teacher
    • Activity 1 – We are all Treaty People
    • Resources
  • Resources
  • Interactive Activities
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Activity 2 – What Is In A Name?

Below is a chart of all the Indigenous communities in New Brunswick. Many of these communities have two names – one Mi’kmaq or Wolastoqey and the other English. Your job is to look at the chart and try to fill in the blanks by connecting to their websites. Look for interesting facts. Now, do the same for your own community. Think of a new name for your community based on some of the land forms nearby.

Hand out the activity sheet and assign each community to one person to complete. Also have everyone complete the Your Community section. Click here to download the activity sheet.

English Name Indigenous Name Website Nation Meaning of Name
Big Cove Elsipogtog http://elsipogtogschool.ca Mi’kmaq River of Fire
Bouctouche Tjipogtotjg http://buctouchemicmacband.ca/history/ Mi’kmaq Little Harbour
Burnt Church Esgenoôpetitj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnt_Church_First_Nation Mi’kmaq Lookout Point
Eel Ground Natoaganeg http://www.eelgroundfirstnation.ca/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel_Ground _First_Nation
Mi’kmaq Eel spearing place
Eel River Bar Ugpi’ganjig http://www.ugpi-ganjig.ca/ Mi’kmaq Foaming waters
Fort Folly Amlamgog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Folly_1 Mi’kmaq Delta where the multi-coloured rivers meet
Indian Island Lno Minigo https://climateatlas.ca/video/indian-island-new-brunswick Mi’kmaq Spiritual Grounds
Kingsclear Pilick http://www.kingsclear.ca/about/history/ Wolastoqey The Village
Madawaska Matawaskiyak http://www.madawaskamaliseetfirstnation.com/ Wolastoqey At the place where water flows out over grass
Oromocto Welamukotuk http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oromocto-firstnation-chief-1.3227299 Wolastoqey A good fishing place
Pabineau Winpegijooik http://www.pabineaufirstnation.ca/ Mi’kmaq High Falls
Red Bank Metepenagiag https://www.metepenagiag.org/ Mi’kmaq High Bank
Saint Mary’s Sakomawi-Malihk http://www.stmarysfirstnation.com/index.html Wolastoqey The place of Blessed Virgin Mary
Tobique Neqotkuk http://www.tobiquefirstnation.ca/ Wolastoqey A place where one river flows under another river
Woodstock Wotstak http://www.woodstockfirstnation.com/ Wolastoqey End of the trail
Your community

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