6 elements of Culture History Economy Government Belief and
Values Technology Expressions of Culture.
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History History is about what happened to people or objects in
the past that might have changed the future. The History in
Metepenagiag First Nation Reserve Goes back about 3000 years ago.
When the Natives Hunted and Fished to survive. There would make
spears, arrows and arrow heads.
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History One of the great leaders of Metepenagaig Noah Augustine
was the Chief of Metepenagiag for 6 years. He was lost to Freeman
Ward in the election in April 2010. He Passed away November 13 2010
More history? The Augustine Mound was found in 1972. It was dug up
in 1975 The founder was Joe Mike Augustine my Great
Grandfather.
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Economy Economy is the people who have jobs and make money of
them. Economy is how people make a living. There is not much
economy in Metepenagiag only economy is Clouds and Fishing. So what
I am saying is that Metepenagiag does not have much economy.
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Economy Clouds is has the largest economy in Metepenagiag. Most
of the native people of Metepenagaig go to clouds to get gas food
and drinks. Fishing is one of Metepenagiag favorite things to do.
The people will go out fishing to some times make money, to get
food or just to have fun.
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Government Government is the people that are in charge of the
people. An example is the prime minister or governor of Canada. The
Government in Metepenagiag is different than Canada because instead
of a prime minister we have a chief and council.
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Government The Office is where the council and the chief
Freeman ward do their meetings. They discuss land claim housing
etc. Their last election was April 2010 where Freeman Ward beat out
Noah Augustine was the chief for 6 years running. The next election
is April 2012.
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Beliefs and Values Beliefs is like what you and your family
believe in such as Religion. Me and my family are Catholic and
thats what we believe in.
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Beliefs and Values Most of Metepenagiag are Catholic and go to
the ST Thomas Catholic church right beside the river and bridge.
The priest of the church is Father Dan.
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Technology Technology is devices like handheld, Computer, Cell
phones, TVs and more. Also technology is often used as the generic
term to encompass all the technologies people develop and use in
their lives.
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Technology Technology in Metepenagiag is not much different
than other cultures but their is some differences like people in
Metepenagiag might not be as advanced as people in like Miramichi
city but in general they have all the same kind of technology.
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Expressions of Culture Expressions of Culture are how people
express the culture in different ways like a festivals of
celebrations.
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Expressions of Culture The people of Metepenagaig have a Pow
Wow festival each year to celebrate their culture. Each year the
Pow Wow is held at the heritage park in Metepenagaig. They show
their culture by wearing different clothes, singing songs and by
playing music.
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Conclusion Well the people of Metepenagaig have different ways
of expressing their culture than people who are Irish or Scottish.
Well there are different types of culture and I only showed you one
type today so go check out on the Internet or ask your relatives
about your culture.