Activities

Traces of Us / Activity 2 : Elements of Aboriginal Legends

A legend is a fictitious narrative in which elements of the real and the supernatural meet.

Choose elements of this legend.

Characters:

Hunter

True

False

Shaman

True

False

Chief

True

False

Eagle

True

False

Naskapi

True

False

Places:

Villages surrounded by palisades

True

False

Islands

True

False

Montreal

True

False

Forest

True

False

Quebec City

True

False

Great Lakes

True

False

Epochs:

In 200 years

True

False

Today in Quebec

True

False

500 years ago

True

False

Mysterious elements:

A talking eagle

True

False

A shaman who can fly

True

False

Living nature

True

False

An eagle who invites a shaman to travel by staring into his eyes

True

False

Ice shelters

True

False

Aboriginal beliefs:

Animals with special powers, such as being able to speak

True

False

You cannot change your future

True

False

The oral tradition that continues over time

True

False

Humans do not like nature

True

False