The Metis Flashcards
What is ethnogenesis and example
The creation of a group
Aboriginal women gave traders contacts and they slept together and made the Metis people
Where did Metis communities spring up
West of the Red River colony
What is Red River myopia
the thinking that the Red River is the centre of the Metis when it actually isn’t
Pemmican is the real centre
When was the Pemmican War
1814-1816
Why was scrip given to the Metis
they weren’t a part of treaties so they were given scrip land to replace treaties
What are road allowance people
Metis people who lost their footing and lived on gravel roads and on the CN railroad tracks
What is Powley case
used to define Metis rights
The Powley family was arrested for hunting but in 2003 were proven right and said that Metis are allowed to hunt due to indigenous rights
Who were Metis people told to look at for help with housing, education, etc.
The feds
Daniels case
Metis were considered S(91) and the Feds became responsible for them but they still weren’t considered status-Indians. A man was fishing for eels out of season and was arrested. In court they opened up a much bigger problem of treaty rights and indigenous rights being used.
Manitoba Act of 1870
Metis were promised land and took Crown to court and were given money to compensate for the courts time,
but NO land
What do Metis ID cards do
Nothing, they serve no purpose
What do all Metis demand of the feds
Nothing they are from all over and all have different demands
6 things that identify the Metis culture
1.) French Jig dance
2.) clothing styles (flower-beading)
3.) practical transportation (made the Red River Cart)
4.) Played fiddle
5.) Bells on horse harness
6.) Had codified laws
When was the birth of the Metis
1780-1821
Golden years for the Metis
1821-1870
Political maturity for the Metis time
1864-1870/1885
Dispossession/road allowance time
1870-1880
Resistance and dispersal
1870-1885
Forgotten people time
1885-1960
Resurgence/rebirth
1960-present
In what provinces was scrip not included
BC and Yukon Ontario Quebec
How many acres did a family of five receive in scrip
160 acres
What could replace land scrip
A money scrip 160 acres=$160
What percentage of land script documents ended up back with the government
97 to 99%
About how many people actually settled on script land
1 to 5%
When were horses introduced to North America and by who?
1500s by the Spanish
What were the French interested in buying from the metis
Whale and fish
Are metis people recognized in section 35–2 of the 1982 constitution act
Yes
What is Michif
A mixture of Cree English and French
Did Governor Semple from the Hudson Bay Company killed the Métis insurgent leader cuthburt grant during the battle of Sevenoaks
Yes
When did Manitoba join Confederation?
1867
