Fur Trade
What did the Métis trade with at the fur trade?
The hunters would provide processed bison meat or pemmican
Bison meat or pemmican
What is the First Nations symbolic animal?
The horse represented power to tribes - they had larger territories and won more battles. The horse was featured in many different works of art. The Plains People referred to horses as "Sacred Dogs" - a gift from the Great Spirit.
Horses
What were the most commonly exchanged goods in the Métis community?
Mostly furs, they acted as guides, interpreters, clerks, canoe men, fur packers, and trade negotiators, and provided provisions to the Hudson's Bay Company, Northwest Company, and European fur traders.
Popular forms of art in the Métis culture
The Métis were excellent storytellers, fiddle players, dancers, and floral beadwork and embroidery artisans.
What is an example of a traditional indigenous dances
Powwow Dances
What did the First Nations trade with at the fur trade?
They provided animal furs, including highly sought-after beaver pelts.
Beavers and animal furs
What is the Métis symbolic animal?
The traditional significance of the Buffalo to the Métis people is deeply rooted in Métis heritage and has played a significant role in shaping the governance and beliefs of the Métis
The Buffalo
What were the most commonly exchanged goods in the First Nation community?
Corn, dried fish, or furs, as well as beads, shells, among other goods.
Popular forms of art in the First Nation culture
Traditional arts, ceremonial or religious arts, utilitarian arts, art produced for the tourist market, as well as the contemporary or fine arts.
What is a traditional Métis dance?
The "Red River Jig," the "Rabbit Dance," the "Broom Dance," and the "Sash Dance."
What did the Inuit trade with at the fur trade?
Their trades consisted of white and red fox pelts.
White and red fox pelts
What is the Inuits symbolic animal?
Polar bears are greatly respected by Inuit hunters as the most intelligent animal in the Arctic and as a symbol of the resilience, patience and determination that is needed to survive in the harsh climate. Polar bear hunting is taken very seriously.
Polar Bears
What were the most commonly exchanged goods in the Inuit community?
white and red fox pelts, given in exchange for items such as metal fish hooks, glass beads, metal pots (often cut up as a useful source of metal), iron knives, hatchets, and above all tobacco.
Popular forms of art in the Inuit culture
Carving is the most longstanding and popular form of Inuit artistic expression.
What is a traditional First Nation dance?
Jingle dance, grass dance, sun dance, ect.
What is the Fur Trade?
The Indigenous provided things such as animal furs, including highly sought-after beaver pelts, to the European traders, who in return, gave Indigenous peoples manufactured items like pots, beads, textiles and weapons.
It's a trade between the European people and the Indigenous people
Is the eagle an important animal for indigenous peoples?
Many Indigenous cultures believe the eagle is sacred because it flies closest to the Creator.
Yes
What were the most commonly exchanged goods?
The most commonly exchanged goods were blankets, firearms and ammunition, cloth, metal tools, and brass kettles.
blankets, firearms and ammunition, cloth, metal tools, and brass kettles
Popular art in the indigenous culture
The arts of indigenous peoples have ranged from functional works, decoration of ceremonial items, illustrations of lore and history to modern twists of a visual language rooted in culture.
What is a traditional Inuit dance?
Drum Dance and Drum Singing
Why was the fur trade valuable?
The European forest resources had been over-hunted and furs had become extremely scarce
What does the eagle symbolize in indigenous cultures?
It symbolizes respect, honour, strength, courage and wisdom. In Saskatchewan, its feathers also symbolize a step forward, a new chapter in the ongoing story of Reconciliation.
Which animal was the most valuable during the fur trade?
The beaver because the prices of beavers were increasing in France and England which meant that they couldn't make beaver hats.
BeaversWhy is art an important thing in the indigenous culture?
Visual arts provide a means of cultural expression and are a vehicle for the maintenance and transmission of culture. The visual arts are used to promote health and well-being.