Fur Trade Facts
What were beaver furs being made into during the Fur Trade that Europeans wanted so greatly?
What is a hat.
This animal was the primary source of food for the Plains Cree peoples.
What are the bison.
The most important way a stick bug protects itself is by blending into their surroundings, which is called what?
What is camouflage.
I have dark, rough fur and long nails. What object am I?
What is the bear claw.
What is paper.
This type of food: a mixture of meat, fat and sometimes berries, was a common food for voyageurs while they were travelling.
What is pemmican.
What group of people have both Indigenous and European ancestry?
Who are the Metis.
What animal is part of the dog family, and is one of the only animal's that can eat a porcupine?
What is a coyote.
I am made of metal, and used to do the dishes. What object am I?
What is a chainmail pot scrubber.
This early Indigenous game used a wooden stick with netting and a moss or twig ball. What is the game called?
What is lacrosse.
What were the large canoes called that voyageurs travelled on when they were in open waterways?
What are master canoes.
What is one use of animal hide by Indigenous groups?
What is:
clothing, shelter, bags, string, tools.
I am a giant of the Ice Age with long tusks and only four teeth. What am I?
What is a mammoth.
I am small, silver and no longer used for what I was originally made for. What am I?
What is a bullet lighter.
What was the toy example Lisa showed that helped little girls learn about cleaning during the 1930s and 40s?
What is a vacuum.
Name one of the Fur Trade companies that dominated trapping and fur transport during that time.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company OR what is the North West Company.
Name one of the Indigenous groups that have lived on Alberta land for many, many years.
What are the:
Blackfoot, Plains Cree, Dene, or Nakota Sioux
I am the most common mineral in the world. I come in different colours such as purple, pink, clear and orange. What am I?
Quartz.
I am colourful and warm - a real traditional item! I can be tied around you... what am I?
What would Indigenous children play with to learn about hunting?
What are toy arrows or bow and arrow.
What was the machine called that formed furs into small, tight bundles for easy transport?
The Fur Press.
What is the word used to describe arrow heads, spearheads and darts?
What on a tarantulas body helps to detect vibrations of sound around them?
What is hair.
One of the most wanted trade items by Indigenous peoples. Europeans brought these metal items. What are they?
What are copper pots.
What is the game called that has both an Indigenous and European version where the player must get an object attached to a string into a hole or container?