Nat. Studies - Metis

Question 1

Who is Mistress Madeline?

Answer 1

The “wife” of a Hudson’s Bay Company clerk.

Question 2

Who is the “disappointment/troublemaker” of Mistress Madeline’s family?

Answer 2

Her brother.

Question 3

What did Mistress Madeline’s husband do?

Answer 3

Became unfaithful for an opportunity.

Question 4

How did HBC treat Mistress Madeline?

Answer 4

The HBC treated her like she was lesser.

Question 5

Where did Mistress Madeline take place?

Answer 5

Red River.

Question 6

What was the activism from the 1950s to 1970s?

Answer 6

Counter poverty within Metis communities and the racism which Metis people face throughout North America

Question 7

What was the Aftermath of 1885 Northwest Resistance to the Metis and Western Canada?

Answer 7

Led to significant changes in Canadian government policy towards Indigenous people and the western territories. The resistance, led by the Metis leader Louis Riel, drew attention to the injustices faced by Indigenous people and sparked debates about the Indigenous rights and self-determination in Canada.

Question 8

What was Material Culture?

Answer 8

Indigenous and European cultures combined in the 17th century, resulting in the development of goods such as embroidery, sashes, and beadwork. Material goods are celebrated by Indigenous youth.

Question 9

What are Scirp?

Answer 9

The Metis people were issued a’scrip’ in 1870 to exchange for land or money from Europeans. In 1938, it became illegal and the government gave it as promissory notes to purchase a future homestead.

Question 10

How big scrips?

Answer 10

160 acre to 240 acres

Question 11

How much were scrips?

Answer 11

One dollar for one.
$160 - $240

Question 12

When did scrips become illegal?

Answer 12

Became illegal in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor standards act

Question 13

What happened in the USA that impacted indigenous peoples?

Answer 13

A chemical spill from a derailed train.

Question 14

What was the Music and Dance?

Answer 14

Metis culture in North America combines First Nations, Scots, and French-Canadian beats to create their own music. Jigging is a traditional dance style that evolved around the Red River area and started in the 1860s.

Question 15

What are Metis settlements and farms?

Answer 15

Metis settlements provide land and resources to displaced Metis people in traditional territories.

Question 16

What was the Red River Rebellion?

Answer 16

The Red River Rebellion was an armed uprising led by the Métis people in Manitoba, Canada from 1869 to 1870.

Question 17

What was the North-West Resistance in 1885?

Answer 17

The Metis fought for their rights in the North-West Territories in the 1885 Northwest Resistance, led by Charles Nolin and Maxime Lepine.

Question 18

What were the involvement of the Metis in the Constitution?

Answer 18

The First Nations and Inuit were given the “Indian” status in 1939, while the Metis were not. In 1970, Harry Daniels and other Indigenous leaders launched a campaign to meet with Indigenous leaders, which was successful in 1981. The Canada-Métis Nation Accord was signed in 2017 to outline the relationship between the Métis and the federal Crown.

Question 19

Why did the Red River Resistance happen?

Answer 19

The resistance was sparked by concerns over the transfer of the territory from the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada.

Question 20

What province was created during the Red River Resistance?

Answer 20

Manitoba

Question 21

Who was the leader of the Red River Resistance?

Answer 21

Louis Riel

Question 22

Why did the 1885 Northwest Resistance happen?

Answer 22

The Metis did not have a formal title to their lands and proper political representation, and they wanted the title as they were dispossessed in Manitoba after the Red River Resistance.

Question 23

Who is Gabriel Dumont?

Answer 23

Adjacent General in the 1885 Northwest Resistance?

Question 24

When did the battles fought in 1885 Northwest Resistance happen?

Answer 24

Battles operated from March 25-26, April 24, and May 9-12 of 1885.

Question 25

How were the Metis treated after the 1885 resistance?

Answer 25

First Nations were forced to stay on reserves, and Metis were dispersed from their traditional lands to the locations in the United States such as Fort Belknap or Lewiston in north central Montana and Turtle Mountain in North Dakota.

Question 26

How was the battle of 1885 remembered?

Answer 26

The resistance is one of several historical events that highlight the complex and often problematic relationship between Indigenous people and Canadian government, and the ongoing efforts to address these issues represent an important trend in Canadian history.

Question 27

Which Metis Organization helped with the activism during th 1950’s to 70s?

Answer 27

Saskatchewan Metis Association

Question 28

Why were the Metis concerned when the Constitution?

Answer 28

It did not have them in mind, hence it was a big disadvantage and unfair.

Question 29

What was the Prime Minister in 1982?

Answer 29

Pierre Trudeau

Question 30

What is the Metis National Council?

Answer 30

Today, many of these historic Métis communities continue to exist along rivers and lakes where forts and posts were hubs for fur trade activity. Many Métis Nation citizens live in urban centres within the Métis Nation Homeland.

Question 31

Why is Powley ruling so important?

Answer 31

The Powley decision resulted in “the Powley Test,” which laid out a set of criteria to not only define what might constitute a Métis right, but also who is entitled to those rights.

Question 32

What are Sashes in Indigenous Peoplex`

Question 33

Why is Harry Daniels and Metis recognition in the Constitution so important?

Answer 33

The government could say that they are not their responsibility.

Question 34

What does Sashes mean in Material Culture?

Answer 34

• Medicinal Aid
• Reward

Question 35

What does the use of beadwork mean in material culture?

Answer 35

• Came from Nuns
• Was a way for indigenous women to express themselves

Question 36

What are one of the traditional dances of the Metis?

Answer 36

Jigging evolved around the Red River area and is a combination of First Nations dance, Scottish and French-Canadian step-dancing, reel, jig, and quadrille movements.

Question 37

What us the importance of the fiddles?

Answer 37

Blended European music with Indigenous Music