The Metis

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One of the things that the métis invented was the two-wheeled red river cart which was good for transporting goods on land #7A

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Some words that you can say in métis are lî blôwån (blueberries) nimâmâ (mother) and moshkwa (bear) #7A

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#7A The word métis means an old French word that means "mixed"

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#7A What many of the métis ate was pemmican which was made out of bison meat ( meat from deer, moose, or other animals.)

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#7A The semi-annual bison hunt was important to the métis because it helped them survive the cold winter

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#7A The métis adapted traditional fiddle music with some added First Nations beats.

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#7A Lord Selkirk finds the Red River Colony.

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#7A In 1885 the North West Resistance begins. Louis Riel is than executed for treason.

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#7A In 1869 the métis Red River Rebellion occurs.

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#7A The métis clothing was combined both with Aboriginal and European heritage.

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#7A The métis had a sash that would be tied at the waist to hold a coat closed.

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#7A The métis were involved in the the Red River Rebellion

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#7A the fur trade moved west in the 1700s and 1800s a lot of the French-Canadian fur traders found Native wives and then had children

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#7A The first métis people were born in Eastern Canada as early as 1600s.

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#7A The métis were fur traders most of these fur traders were French and Catholic.

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#7A the métis lived in parts of Ontario(around the Great Lake), Quebec, British Columbia (Mackenzie River) and Northwest Territories.

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@The_voyageurs7A The middle of the flag means the joining of two cultures and the existence of a people forever.#7A

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#7A The métis were the people that helped shape Canada today.

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#7A the métis flag is one of the oldest flags in Canada.

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#7A Today in Canada there is 350,000-400,000 métis.