• Why did First Nations women marry French- Canadian fur traders?

Marriage created a partnership between French-Canadian and First Nations, who could both profit from each others knowledge and technology.

• Which company (HBC or NWC) would be more likely to be working with the Metis and why?

NWC, because they explored the Northwest and built trading forts, so for the Metis it was more profitable to work with the NWC than the HBC.

• What is the difference between „Metis“ and „Country Born“?

Metis: French and Aboriginal

Country Born: English and Aboriginal

• In what ways did the Metis adopt French Culture?

– They spoke french

-each farmer got strips of lands all connected to a river

-catholic

-big farming industries

• What role did Metis play in the fur trade?

Make Pemmican and sell Buffalo ropes to feed and supply the fur traders. All in all they were responsible for hunting Buffalo.

• Explain how the Buffalo hunt required skill?

They had to hold their guns, load the gun with gunpowder, aim, shoot and ride the horse at the same time.