leders
Led the red river rebellion
who is Louis riel
used by Métis people on the Plains through most of the 19th century to carry goods, including bison meat
what is a Red River cart
people born of relations between First Nations women and European men.
who are the metis
helped the Métis develop the local buffalo hunts and pemmican trade across Canada and the northern United States
what are horses
an uprising in 1869–70 in the Red River Colony
what was the Red River Resistance
Co led the northwest resistance of 1885
who is Gabriel Dumont
dance combines Plains Indian, Scottish, French Canadian and Irish dance forms.
what is The Red River Jig
the part of the year during which rainfall and temperature allow plants to grow.
Dried buffalo meat mixed with fat and wild berries sold by Métis Peoples to the fur trade companies
what is pemmican
a violent, five-month insurgency against the Canadian government, fought mainly by Métis and their First Nations allies
what was the North-West Resistance
founding member of the Association des Métis d’Alberta et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest in 1932
who is Jim Brady
used by the Hudson's Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways in Rupert's Land
what is a York boat
the language of the Métis
what is Michif
growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons
what is Crop rotation
Negotiated Manitoba’s entry into Confederation during the Red River Resistance of 1869-70.
what was the metis provisional government
A key figure in the Indian Association of Alberta and the Métis Association of Saskatchewan
who is Malcolm Frederick Norris
custom-made blankets for dogs
what are Tuppies or Tapis
where does the word metis come from
the Latin verb miscēre, “to mix.”
dogs pulled slays, which were important vehicles in winter that enabled the transporting of high-profile persons
what is a cariole
documents redeemable for land or money given to Métis people living in the West in exchange for their land rights
what are scrips
led the Métis to victory at Seven Oaks in 1816 and founded the Métis community Grantown Manitoba
who whas Cuthbert Grant
a handwoven wool belt, made in various lengths
what is the Métis Sash
the languages that michif is derived from
what are french, cree english and other indigenous languages
a thigh length coat with full length sleeves which could come with or without a hood or cape
what is a Capote
an 1814 decree that forbade the export of provisions from the Red River Colony in the colonial district of Assiniboia, in present-day Manitoba.
what was the Pemmican Proclamation