lecture 3 Flashcards
What was the original word that described Metis
half-breeds
What are the two major company of colonial Canada
North West Company
Hut-sons bay company
What is a Metis?
Someone who is not first nations or Europeans.
They were their own people.
What is theory behind half-breeds?
They will breed themselves into whiteness.
1816 - battle of seven oaks
The HBC wanted to prohibit metis from making pemmican
What is pemmican?
Long strips of dried bison meat that is pounded, and mixed with berries.
1869 the dominion of Canada buys Ruberts land from who?
The HBC
What was the role of the servayers?
They would look for farm land, minerals, and locations that could potentially hold oil reserves.
Who is the father of confederation?
louis Riel
What happened to louis Riel in 1885?
He was hanged
after 1885, the Metis became the ______ people after facing racism and marginalization
forgotten
How could a meti be admitted to a Residential school?
only half-breeds living like Indians or less than Indians can be admitted to residential schools.
If the parents of a metis were not paying property tax, could the kids go to school?
nope
True or false:
Alberta is the only province that allots land to the Metis
True
Is a meti card equal to a status card?
No, it is like a band.
In some instances Metis identity can become an issue of blood Quantum
Blood Quantum is not a legal identifier of ingenious identity in Canada
What is a “m: Meti vs a “M” meti
m = 50% first nations and 50% not
M = sociopolitical process with a shared common experiences that became a national identity. Must have a kinship ties.`
What was the biggest difference between Metis and NDN peoples?
The Metis had more freedom of movement, although neither the Federal government or the provincial government take care of the people.
A Metis as accepted by the Canadian state is:
- Self-identified metis
- is of historic of metis nation ancestry
- Is accpeted by metis nation
- Reisration & application guildlines
- Application requirements for metis nation of alberta citizenship
- To apply for citizen ship with the MNA you must meet the requirements of the defiinition of Metis, with the following documents
- Live birth registration
- long from birth certificate showing full names of biolical processes
- Wallet sized birth certificate
- one (1) piece of valid photo ID
- proof of perminiet registry
- alberta driers licence
- Three months of utility bills (not tellephone)
- Mortgage or rental lease licence
What is a Metis?
Hybrid of people formed from the union between Europien men and first nations women
Becoming the native furthers the colonal erasure
it cheapens the idea of NDN, Metis, and Inuit people
Under S.91(24)
non-status Indians and metis are NDN’s.
although the court delcines to grant a decloration that the crown owes a fiduncary duty to Metis and Non-status NDN’s
BAsically they get nothing
The reason why the court refused to grant them this is due to the fact that…..
Lacks practical utility and would simply restate settled law.
Who where the group of 7?
A ground of lanscape painters from canada
What is Pentimento?
Painting over something to make something new
there was an attempt made to displace or replace abrognial hostory and memory from canada with a new painting of a new civilization
The abroiginal paitning was not concidered to be useful ot viable portrayels of teh new brand of Canada
there was an attempt made to displace or replace abrogation history and memory from canada with a new painting of a new civilization
The aboriginal painting was not considered to be useful to viable portrayals of the new brand of Canada