Metis Culture
What is the Metis language that is a combination of Indigenous languages and European languages?
Michif
Where is the Red River Settlement located in present-day Canada?
Manitoba
Who was the main Metis person involved in the Battle at the Seven Oaks/ Battle of Frog Plain?
Cuthbert Grant
What culture was Louis Riel a part of?
Metis
Who was the Prime Minister of Canada at the time of the Red River Resistance?
John A. MacDonald
Which two cultures founded the Metis identity?
Indigenous and European cultures
Where did most of the settlers moving to the Red River Settlement come from?
Scotland
Who was the first to shoot in the Battle of Seven Oaks/ Battle of Frog Plain?
A Scottish settler
Where did Louis Riel live?
The Red River Settlement
What was the title/ job of the people sent to investigate the land in and surrounding the Red River Settlement to see if it was good for farming?
Surveyor
What is the area in Manitoba with a large population of Metis people?
The Red River Settlement
Who was the Scottish noble that bought the Red River Settlement in the early 1800s?
Lord Selkirk
What were the names of the battles that began after the Scottish governor of the RRS banned the sale of pemmican to the Nor'Westers?
The Pemmican Wars
What was Louis Riel's job?
Leader of the Metis government
What is the word used to describe someone losing their culture as another one takes it over?
Assimilation
What symbol is on the Metis flag?
The infinity symbol
What was the resource needed by both Scottish and Metis people that caused conflict and led to the Pemmican Wars?
Bison
Who was the Scottish settler that confronted Cuthbert Grant in the Battle at the Seven Oaks/ Battle of Frog Plain?
Robert Semple
What languages did Louis Riel know?
Michif, French, English, and Cree
What was the area owned by the Hudson's Bay Company and sold to the Canadian government in 1869?
Rupertsland
What is the name of the woven sash that many Metis people wear as a symbol of their identity?
Ceinture Flechee
What are TWO of the most common words you might hear after the words "Red River ____________"
Settlement; Rebellion; Resistance
Who was the settler who planned to kill Louis Riel and was instead killed by the Metis government?
Thomas Scott
What MONTH is Louis Riel's birthday in?
October
What was the name of the document sent to the Canadian Government by the Metis in response to the government planning to take their land?
Bill of Rights