These questions are related to the essential information in the story you just read.

Answer each question by checking off the appropriate answer.

Who is Mario?

A traveller visiting Odanak

The owner of an inn

A cook in a restaurant

Which sentence among the following shows that Mario was “always an entrepreneur at heart”?

When he was young, he made dream catchers and sold them at school, and as a teenager he sold moccasins.

Mario prepared his breakfasts in the traditional way.

He arrived at work early to help his colleagues.

Indicate whether or not the following characteristics correspond to Mario’s inn as described in the story.

The restaurant serves macaroni and pizza.

Yes

No

It is an authentically Aboriginal inn.

Yes

No

The portions are tiny.

Yes

No

The inn valorizes his people’s different forms of artistic expression (music, decor, traditional songs, drums, aromatic herbs).

Yes

No

The restaurant serves a menu typical of many Aboriginal nations.

Yes

No

Why is it called “Rays of Sun Inn”?

Because it is only open in the summer.

Because it warms visitors’ hearts.

Because it helps people learn about the Aboriginal culture, touching them like rays of sun.

Behind the Scenes / Activity 2 : The Essential