Week 3

Question 1

Where does the red river homeland extend into

Answer 1

-minnesota
-north dakota
-montana

Question 2

Who are metis people

Answer 2

-new group created from relationships between indigenous people and european settlers

Question 3

What does it mean to be metis

Answer 3

-to be related to a place
-who you are related to and how families are related

Question 4

Wahkohtowin

Answer 4

-concept of interrelationships
-explains how we are all related

Question 5

What was ruperts land named after

Answer 5

-named after kings nephew

Question 6

What was ruperts land used for

Answer 6

-where trading posts were
-where the fur trade took place

Question 7

What did the fur trade mostly consist of

Answer 7

-mens hats made of beaver fur

Question 8

Why did colonization start

Answer 8

-to facilitate fashion industry in the UK

Question 9

Who were voyageurs

Answer 9

-mostly young catholic francophone men
-brought fur back and forth

Question 10

Why did indigenous women marry the traders

Answer 10

-good deal for their family

Question 11

Main groups of indigenous women along the fur trade voyageurs path

Answer 11

-muskego cree
-anishinaabe
-huron-wendat
-haudenosaunee

Question 12

What did the buffalo nation consist of

Answer 12

-metis children of the fur trade

Question 13

What were the buffalo laws

Answer 13

-this territory had very developed government structures
-sons of metis nation would get educated in montreal and would create these laws
-laws are still in place today

Question 14

What were the buffalo brigades

Answer 14

-big extended family of people that would hunt the buffalo

Question 15

What were the women and children’s role in buffalo brigades

Answer 15

-use raw material of buffalo and turn it into consumables
-food, clothing, shelter, etc

Question 16

What does cree mean in the native language

Answer 16

-the land makes us live
-we partner with the land

Question 17

How were cree words created

Answer 17

-come from sounds that mother nature makes

Question 18

What is michif

Answer 18

-common language among metis people
-different versions of it depending on the community

Question 19

What are examples of types of michif

Answer 19

-cree michif
-french michif

Question 20

Who controlled the red river region

Answer 20

-hudsons bay company

Question 21

What sparked the resistance

Answer 21

-settlers tried to sell their land

Question 22

Who was louis riel

Answer 22

-spokesman for red river metis
-began advocating for all people in this region when the land was being taken over

Question 23

EXAM: What was the manitoba act

Answer 23

-stated that 1.4 million acres set aside for the metis

Question 24

Was the manitoba act respected

Answer 24

-no

Question 25

What happened when the troops came over after the manitoba act was signed

Answer 25

-they destroyed the land -attacked the metis within the settlement -metis never got the land and were forced to leave

Question 26

Where did the metis people retreat to after the troops came over and destroyed the land

Answer 26

-saskatchewan mostly

Question 27

Who was the 1885 northwest resistance led by

Answer 27

-louis riel

Question 28

What was the northwest resistance

Answer 28

-group of metis people petitioned ottawa to get their rights back

Question 29

What was the batoche

Answer 29

-part of provisional government that created a battle to defend their land

Question 30

How many metis people died during 1885 northwest resistance

Answer 30

-14

Question 31

What happened to louis riel after the northwest resistance

Answer 31

-surrendered and was hanged for treason

Question 32

What was a scrip

Answer 32

-coupon that gave people land or money if they gave up their metis title

Question 33

What was the problem with scrip

Answer 33

-very disorganized and confusing system, metis people often could not even locate "their land"

Question 34

How was land stolen due to scrips

Answer 34

-was traded for cows or minimal money etc -basically tricked the metis people into giving away their scrips

Question 35

What were speculators in relation to scrips

Answer 35

-land developers who would travel with the commissioners -would make them a deal to buy scrip off of them

Question 36

What did many metis families have to face after the troops came over

Answer 36

-had to live on land with no schools, no services, and constant fear

Question 37

What were the 60s and 80s scoops

Answer 37

-children were released to child welfare -tricked mothers into signing over the rights of their children and adopted by other families

Question 38

What is the millennial scoop

Answer 38

-continuation of the 60s and 80s scoop because this process never stopped

Question 39

What is the red river jig

Answer 39

-national dance for metis -used to be used to attract fur traders

Question 40

What treaty was the movie "trick or treaty" referring to

Answer 40

-james bay treaty #9

Question 41

When was treaty number 9 signed

Answer 41

-1905

Question 42

What were the 2 versions of james bay treaty #9

Answer 42

-written -verbal

Question 43

What did the written copy of treaty #9 say

Answer 43

-canada would have control over all of the land -would protect the indigenous people -no hunting, fishing, trapping on the land

Question 44

What did the verbal copy of treaty #9 say

Answer 44

-the land would be shared -things would improve for the indigenous people

Question 45

What did bill C-45 include

Answer 45

-changes to the indian act, james bay and native settlement act, natural resources act, water pollution prevention act, and more

Question 46

Idle no more movement

Answer 46

-4 indigenous women questioning the changes in bill C-45

Question 47

What did chief spence do in the movie to fight for rights of indigenous people

Answer 47

-fasted for 6 weeks

Question 48

What did the people of waskaganish do in the movie to fight for rights of indigenous people

Answer 48

-walked all the way to parliament in ottawa