1. The Seven Districts Moving through Mi’kma’ki.

2. Outcomes I1. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of who the Mi’kmaq people are, including their connections to the traditional lands called Mi’kma’ki.

3. Henry wants to go from Yarmouth to Northern Cape Breton. How can he get there?

4. Think Back… Now picture the journey without roads, highways, railways or trail cuts… What will he have to travel though?

5. Beginning of the journey…

6. A day in…

7. A little better…

8. Almost there…

9. The Strait of Canso!

10. The final leg…

11. The Actual 7 Districts

12. Traditional NameGeographic LocationDescription SikniktewaqCumberland and NB. Counties of West Moreland, St. Johns, Kent and Queens Drainage area Sikepne'katikHalifax, Lunenburg, Kings, Hants, and Colchester Ground Nut Place/ Wild potato Area Eski'kewaqGuysborough to Halifax Counties Skin Dressers territory Epekwitk aqq PiktukPictou and PEILying in the water and where explosions are made KespukwitkQueens, Shelburne, Yarmouth, Digby, and Annapolis Last Flow Unama'kikCape Breton IslandLand of the fog Kespe’kewaqRichibucto and GaspeThe Last Land The Seven Districts

13. Last Flow

14. Skin Dressers Territory

15. Ground Nut Place/ Wild Potato Area

16. The Explosive Place

17. The Land of Fog

18. Lying in the Water

19. Drainage Area

20. The Last Land

21. Points to Remember Messages had to get from one end of the territory to the other Geography determined their organization – landmarks had to be easily distinguished and recognizable Travel from one district to another was done with respect and consideration of the impact of their travel on the people and the wildlife because resources were accounted for and were scarce Travellers needed to stop at the edges of the district to ask permission to use the resources in the other districts.

22. Formative Assessment 1.On a blank map of the Maritimes label the original seven districts. Include the Mi’Kmaw name and the English translation. 2. Referring to your Seven Districts Map, describe a journey from “Land Ends” to “Land of Fog”. What areas are you passing through? What does the area look like? What kinds of things do you see? On your way back you are sent by elders from “The Skin Dressers Territory” to “Last Land”. What do you see? How many territories did you pass through? Which areas are you passing through? Why do you think it would be important to pass through each territory considering the people and wildlife you find with the upmost respect?