Metis Nation of Canada
Siužetinės Linijos Aprašymas
Create a spider map that illustrates the culture of the Metis people, and where they are located in Canada.
Siužetinės Linijos Tekstas
- MÉTIS
- LOCATION AND CURRENT POPULATION
- ENVIRONMENT PAST AND PRESENT
- The Métis people are the descendants of First Nations women and fur traders of European ancestry. They have a distinct culture, traditions, and language, and are one of three groups of Canadian Indigenous peoples referenced in the Canadian Constitution.
- "Métis Nations" who have organized communities are located between the Great Lakes region and the Rocky Mountains. In Canada, the Métis have a population of about 587,545.
- Métis live throughout Canada but the traditional "homeland" is in the Canadian Prairies, primarily along the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in Manitoba. Today, Métis people live in both urban and rural areas.
- TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS
- THE MÉTIS NATION
- TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS
- LANGUAGE: MICHIF
- Tánishi kiya mataen!(Good morning!)
- The fiddle is an important part of Métis music and culture. They've been "fiddling" for hundreds of years and many Métis craftspeople make their own fiddles. The famous "Red River Jig" is dancing that accompanies the music. Fiddle and jigging contests are popular events.
- Métis buffalo hunting began on the North American plains in the late 1700s and continued until 1878 when the buffalo herds went into decline due to increased settlers and overhunting. The hunt was a vital part of Métis peoples livelihood.
- Michif is the language of the Métis people. It emerged in the 1800s and is primarily a mix of Plains Cree and Canadian French.
- Tánishi ta famee? (How is your family?)
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