Furs
What is a pelt?
Pelt is animal fur
What was the name of the two companies in the fur trade?
Hudson's Bay Company & North West Company
The French missionaries were known as ______ Missionaries (Hint - Catholic or Protestant )
Catholic Missionaries
The fur traders did NOT trade with Indigenous people
False
Meits people come from which two groups?
European and Indigenous
What was the most popular animal used during the fur trade?
Beavers
What two countries came over during the Fur Trade?
France and England
The English Missionaries were known as ________ Missionaries ( Hint- Catholic or Protestant)
Protestant
Fur traders came from France
True
This object had many uses for the Metis people, it was used to carry food, children, and goods. It was a belt and even was used to help stitch up wounds.
Metis sash.
What is the largest wild dog in Canada?
Wolf
These were the "highways" of the fur trade.
Rivers
What was the name of the catholic missionary who came from New France and helped teach the Metis french? (Hint: Father L________)
Father Lacomb
The English founded new France (which is now Quebec)
False
True or False: Even though they came from a mixture of two cultures, the Metis people have their own unique cultures, traditions, and belief systems.
True
A small white mammal whose fur was used to make gloves?
Rabbit
This was the most common form of transportation in the fur trade
Canoes
What were the names of the group of nuns that spoke Cree, worked as teachers, doctors and nurses?
The Grey Nuns
Samuel de Champlain founded New France. Which is now Quebec City
True
Name an invention that the Meits created
Red River Cart OR The York boat.
These two animals fur's were used to make waterproof clothes for people.
Seal and Beaver
What is it called when you carry your canoe over land?
Portaging
What is a missionary?
Someone who travels to new areas to teach about their religion.
Metis people would hunt the buffalo.
True
This symbol is in the middle of the Metis Flag, meaning that that means that the Metis Culture will live on forever.
An infinity symbol