Due Date: October 14th

Group Names:
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For this assignment you must divide your roles up between yourselves communally.
Communally means to do so together with equal say. Mr. Niwa will not help you in
anyway decide who does what. The catch is you must decide in 5 minutes with a
timer on who gets each role.
*if you have 8 group members then you will have two leaders. If you have 7 group
members, you will have 1 leader*

Roles:
Bird: Spiritual Leader

TAKEN BY ____________

Marten: Hunter and gatherer.

TAKEN BY ____________

Fish: Teachers and Mentors

TAKEN BY ____________

Loon/Crane: Leader

TAKEN BY ____________ and _____________

Bear: Patrol/Police

TAKEN BY ____________

Deer: Peacemakers

TAKEN BY ____________

Due Date: October 14th

Bird; Creates the third draft of the final decision. You will do 1/4 th of the
writing.
Marten; Use the textbook to provide background information on your
scenario/task. You are also allowed to consult the two other groups in the
classroom.
Fish; Creates the second draft of the final decision. You will do 1/4 th of the
writing.
Loon/Crane; Will make your final decision together. You will do 1/4 th of the
writing.
Bear; Use the talking totem and police noise level. Noise level will never
go above a Level 4. You may go over to other groups and quiet them
down. If you are successful in quieting a different group down you earn
one BONUS mark for your clan. In order to get the bonus mark, come see
Mr. Niwa and let him know you are about to quiet down a different clan, he
will watch you either fail or succeed and write a PLUS 1 on your booklet.
Deer; Creates the first possible draft of the final decision. You will do 1/4 th
of the writing.

YOUR PROBLEM:
*WITHIN THIS PROBLEM THE BEAR MUST HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING FOR
A TOTAL OF 10 MARKS*

Geographical Location
Agriculture
Weather Cycle
Possible World Views related only to the Anishinabe
Roles of Women
Possible Vocabulary Terms or Words you do not understand.

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It is the beginning of September and the Wild Rice harvest is beginning for your 7-8
person family clan. You have just done a big move from the Manitoba plains into the
wetlands of South West Ontario. The move has left your clan members tired, angry,
and very, very hungry. As a clan you must begin to harvest the wild rice planted in
the wetlands as traditional members would. (Pg. 24)..A problem arises within the
clan however. One of the men claims he has an injured leg and wants to harvest
rice in a birch canoe with his daughter. His wife remains skeptical of him and

Due Date: October 14th

believes he is just being lazy and does not want to trap wildlife with the other men.
Traditionally this is not allowed, it breaks the World View of Respect, Truth, and
Bravery. Your problem that needs to be solved is how can the situation be resolved
as peacefully as possible?

END GOAL FOR DAY ONE

Possible options or starting points could be;

1) Hold a family clan court where the Loons and Cranes act as a judge and
take a majority vote of the other clan members. If you decide to do this you
must actually perform a vote and the votes are submitted with this
assignment to Mr. Niwa. Mr. Niwa must be physically present during the trial
for you to receive full marks. (20 TOTAL MARKS)
2) Banish the man for breaking the World Views of the Anishinabe Tribe. You
must realize that banishment was not taken lightly and is equal to modern
day Death Penalties. If this is your final decision the Loon/Crane must write a
decision statement on paper (1 paragraph long) about why banishment was
the only choice. You will be marked on length, appropriate words used,
decision made, and convincing final statement. (20 TOTAL MARKS)
3) Have the Man prove his injury with a special treatment by a Spiritual Leader
(Done by the Bird). If the Bird decided he is injured, your tribe must
perform a healing ceremony and write out a single paragraph talking about
the routine/ceremony. If the Bird decides he is not injured and faked his injury
the bird must write a one paragraph (17 Lines) prayer for his soul to not be
harmed for breaking the 7 World Views. You will be marked on correct length
of writing (17 Lines), appropriate words used, quality of prayer/decision,
reference to your family clans decision. (20 TOTAL MARKS)
4) Forgive the Man completely and let him rest during the Harvest and Hunt.
This is perhaps the easy route to decide on however will require more writing.
If this is your family clans final decision you must all submit a work journal
that is 7-8 paragraphs total (one from each member, each one is worth 10
Marks). If you chose this as a final decision then you need to submit the 7
journal entries as well as this booklet. Each entry must be one paragraph or
17 lines in length, must speak about a specific month in the Cycle of Time
found on page 22. You are to speak about what life is like trying to catch
game or harvest rice depending on your whether you identify as male or
female. If you make this a joke you will get zero, your group will lose
10 marks. For the purpose of this assignment we are talking male or
female. Female harvests, males hunt. (70 TOTAL MARKS)
5) Other; come talk to Mr. Niwa for a suitable assignment task if none of these
sound appealing.

Due Date: October 14th

**ONE OF THESE MUST BE CHOSEN BY YOUR CLAN.

DIFFERENT CLANS CAN ATTEMPT THE SAME
OPTION HOWEVER THE COMPLETION OF ONE
OPTION IS NEEDED FOR FULL MARKS. THE CRANE
WILL DECIDE WHICH OPTION IS CHOSEN**

STEP 1. DRAFTING OF YOUR FINAL SOLUTION.

THE BIRDS, FISH, AND DEER OF THE GROUPS
WILL DECIDE FROM THE ABOVE LIST ON
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THEY MAY NOT
CHOOSE THE SAME DECISION AS ONE
ANOTHER.
Your drafts must be;

One paragraph in length (17 Lines total) written single spaced on loose leaf
paper.
State your possible decision to be made. You do not have to copy the entire
possible decision however, the Crane/Loon must know which possible one you
are choosing.
Weigh out 3 pros and 3 cons in a Chart Form of your decision. (HINT: Draw a
4 row, 4 column chart just like from the MikMaq Decision Making Chart.)
EACH DRAFT IS WORTH TEN MARKS, FOR A TOTAL OF 30 MARKS. YOU MUST
STAPLE YOUR DRAFTS TO THIS BOOKLET

STEP 2. OFFER YOUR DRAFT TO THE LOON

AND CRANE. THEY HOLD ONTO THE DRAFT
DURING THIS TIME.

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Due Date: October 14th

END GOAL FOR DAY TWO

STEP 3. THE LOON AND/OR CRANE MAKE
THEIR DECISION ON WHICH OPTION WILL BE
COMPLETED FOR YOUR GROUP

STEP 4. COMPLETE THE TASK ASSOCIATE

WITH YOUR OPTION. STAPLE THE RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS TO THIS BOOKLET AND HAND IT
IN BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 14TH.

DO NOT FORGET LIST

1.

HAND IN ALL MATERIALS USED FOR

THIS ASSIGNMENT, EVEN IF YOU
CONSIDER THEM SCRAP PAPER.
2.
YOU MUST HAND IN ALL THREE
DRAFTS FOR THE FINAL DECISION.

Due Date: October 14th

3.

YOU MUST STAPLE ALL MATERIALS TO

THIS BOOKLET

4.
THE FINAL DECISION WILL RESULT IN
YOUR CLAN COMPLETING AN ASSIGNMENT
FROM THE OPTIONS SHEET. YOU MUST
HAND THIS IN OR HAVE MR. NIWA
WITNESS IT INORDER TO RECEIVE A MARK
FOR YOU GROUP.
If YOU CLAN CANNOT HANDLE THIS
ASSIGNMENT ON A CERTAIN DAY, THEN
THE CLAN WILL BE SPLIT AND GIVEN A
PORTION OF THE OPTIONS LIST TO
COMPLETE ALONE BY FRIDAY OCTOBER
14TH.
5.