Métis Culture (Music & Regalia)
This musical instrument is often called the "heartbeat" of Métis music.
What is the Fiddle?
This was the largest Métis settlement in the 1800s, located where the city of Winnipeg is today.
What is the Red River Settlement?
This is the unique "heritage language" of the Métis, which mixes French nouns with Cree verbs.
What is Michif?
This was a coupon or certificate given to Métis people by the government to trade for land or money, but it was often used to cheat them.
What is Scrip?
This is the name given to the "new people" who were born from the unions of First Nations women and European fur traders.
Who are the Métis?
This famous dance is a high-energy mix of First Nations footwork and European step-dancing.
What is the Red River Jig?
This 1885 battle was the final stand for the Métis resistance against the Canadian government.
What is the Battle of Batoche?
Many Métis children were forced to attend these schools, where they were not allowed to speak their language or see their families.
What are Residential Schools?
This 2003 Supreme Court case proved that Métis people have the "Right to Hunt" for food, just like other Indigenous peoples.
What is the Powley Case?
This famous two-wheeled wooden vehicle was used by the Métis to carry heavy loads of buffalo meat and furs across the prairies.
What is The Red River Cart?
This famous piece of clothing is finger-woven from colorful wool and was used by fur traders as a belt, a rope, or even a towel.
What is the Métis Sash (or ceinture fléchée)?
This leader returned from the USA to lead his people during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
Who is Louis Riel?
True or False: Because of "jurisdictional" confusion between the government and churches, many Métis students in Residential Schools were not officially documented.
What is True? (This made it harder for them to get compensation later).
Steve and Roddy Powley were arrested for hunting this animal near Sault Ste. Marie, which started their 10-year legal battle.
What is a moose?
This was the main food source for the Métis during the fur trade, made from dried buffalo meat, fat, and berries.
What is Pemmican?
The Métis are known for this specific style of decoration on their clothing.
What is Floral Beadwork?
This famous general led the Métis soldiers at Batoche and was known for his incredible hunting and tracking skills.
Who is Gabriel Dumont?