HISTORY
LANGUAGE
HERITAGE/LIVING
FLAG
WAY OF LIFE
100
When were the Metis created/founded?
late 1700s
100
whats the name of their language?
Michif
100
what is there background?
European & Indigenous
100
what are the two colours of the flag?
red and blue
100
what activities did they do?
Dancing, singing, and fiddling
350
what was their religion?
Christian but Indigenous tradition added
350
why did their language deplete?
colonization
350
what part did they play in the fur trade?
they were guides, translators, canoe men, fur packers, clerks, ect.....
350
draw their flag
350
what were the jobs the women and men had to do?
women were mothers and care givers
men were the breadwinners and did most of the outdoor work
500
where were the Metis forced to move their communities?
they were forced to move west
500
what are the 3 main languages in Michif
Cree, French and Ojibwe
500
where did they build their communists?
along the fur trading routes
500
what does the red flag stand for?
bonus 100- what does the blue stand for
Hudson Bay Company
bonus- Northwest Company
500
what did they play a big part in?
the trading routes
1000
what did they fear when they were forced to move?
they feared having their culture and land rights getting taken
1000
what is hello in Michif?
taanishi
1000
in the 1800s where did they live?
throughout Canada and the northern United States.
1000
when was the flag first used?
Battle of Seven Oaks.
1000
what was a struggle the metis went through?
loss of culture and identity