Anishinabeg
A group of culturally related Indigenous Peoples in North America that includes the Ojibway.
Billeted
To be lodged at someone’s home
Cultural Genocide
As defined by the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission, cultural genocide is "the destruction of those structures and practices that allow the group to continue as a group. States that engage in cultural genocide set out to destroy the political and social institutions of the targeted group. Land is seized, and populations are forcibly transferred and their movement is restricted. Languages are banned. Spiritual leaders are persecuted, spiritual practices are forbidden, and objects of spiritual value are confiscated and destroyed. And, most significantly to the issue at hand, families are disrupted to prevent the transmission of cultural values and identity from one generation to the next."
Deadfall Bucker
a worker responsible for cutting fallen trees into smaller pieces to facilitate transport
Deke
in sports, a deceptive movement or feint that induces an opponent to move out of position.
Flotilla
a group of ships or boats on the water
Goalie
A term used for a goaltender in organized sports
Gumboots
A British term for rubber boots
Keewatin
Cree word for the north wind
Mackinaw
A heavy woolen coat or jacket, often in a plaid design
Manitouwadge
A town near Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, Canada
Maymaygwayseeuk
Ojibway water spirits
Ojibway
An Anishinabeg group of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Raconteur
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Residential school
A government-sponsored Christian school established to assimilate Indigenous children into white, Canadian culture.
Scrimmage
In sports/hockey, a game practice
Slap shot
(hockey maneuver) a hard shot made by raising the stick above the ice and striking the puck with a sharp, slapping motion
Sobriety
to be in a state in which one avoids consuming alcohol or being otherwise inebriated, usually in the context of addiction recovery
Stickhandling
to control the puck with one's stick in hockey
Strychnine
A pesticide that is highly toxic
Voluble
talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
Zhaunagush
Ojibway word for white man/people
