Lifestyle
What did the Métis use to travel?
What is the Red River Cart
What colour is the Métis flag normally?
What is blue
Who is the most famous Métis Leader?
Who is Louis Riel
What is Michif?
What is the language that the Métis people created and spoke
How was a Métis Sash made?
What is they were hand made
How many wheels did the Red River Cart have?
What is two
What symbol is on the Métis Flag?
What is the infinity symbol (looks like an 8 turned sideways)
Why was Louis Riel a hero?
What is when the government began to take over the Métis land he fought to stick up for his people, and he rebelled against the government!
What was the buffalo hunt?
What is when the entire group would go and hunt down a buffalo herd.
How did the men wear the Métis sash?
What is they tied around their waist like a belt, traditionally to hold their coats closed.
How did the Red River Cart get pulled around?
When is the Métis Flag Red?
What is when the Métis are hunting. It is the Hunting flag of the Métis
Name the date of Louis Riel’s birth OR death
What is:
Born in 1844
Died in 1885
How did the buffalo hunt work?
What is when they would find a buffalo herd, run along side them on horses, and then shoot them with arrows. Or if they had a cliff, they would run them off the cliff (Buffalo Jump).
How did the women wear the Métis sash?
What is around her shoulder and tied beside the hip
What was the Red River Cart made of?
What is wood and leather string
Is the Métis flag still used today?
What is yes
When Louis was growing up, what did he go to school to be?
What is a Priest
How did the women participate in the buffalo hunt?
What is they would skin, cut, prepare, and cook the buffalo. Finding a use for every part and making pemmican.
Is the Métis sash still a part of the culture today?
What is - YES!
Why was the Red River Cart important to the Métis?
The Fur Trade was only successful because of the Red River Cart. It helped carry goods to trade across the country.
When was the Métis flag first used?
What is before the Battle of Seven Oakes in 1816
What day is Louis Riel Day?
What is November 16th
What is the Michif language created from?
What is from Cree Verbs and French Nouns
Name three ways the sash was used in the past!
1) Holding heavy objects
2) First Aid Rope
3) Wash Cloth
4) Towel
5) Saddle Blanket
6) Ends of sash for emergency sewing thread
7) To hold coat closed
8) Piece of clothing