- Why did First Nations women marry French-Canadian fur traders?
To be guides and create trade ties, and make metis - Which comapny (HBC or NWC) would be more likely to be working with the Metis and why?
The NWC would work with the metis because they supported marriage, the HBC would not work because they didn’t ssupport marriage - What is the difference between “Metis” and “Country Born”?
Metis are french and aboriginal and country born are british and aboriginal - In what ways did the Metis adopt French Culture?
They spoke french, and farmed in the french way, and they were catholic - What role did the Metis play in the fur trade?
They made food and made clothes for the people in the fur trade, supporting it. - Explain why the buffalo hunt required skill.
They had to load and shoot your gun while riding a horse, and the guns could easily misfire. - How did the buffalo hunt include all of Metis Society?
The men would do the hunting, the children and wives would help out by driving the carts and the whole community would do the butchering. - Were the Metis closer to the French or the First Nations people?’ Explain.
They were closer to the french because the had adopted many things from the french culture, like clothing, food and trading techniques
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