Métis of Red River

The Métis Nation are people of First Nation and European Ancestry.

• False

• True

The first Métis who settled along the Red River were?

• French/Christian

• French/Protestant

• French/Roman Catholic

• None of the above

"Country born" Métis families who later settled along the Red River were?

• English/Catholic

• English/Christian

• English/Protestant

• None of the above

Who can wear the Métis sash?

• Métis men

• Metis women

• Captain of the Buffalo Hunt

• None of the above

The two competing companies in the Red River were the Hudsons Bay Company and the South West Company

• False

• True

Answer explanation

It was the Hudsons Bay Company and the NORTH West Company.

The English Métis had ties to the HBC and the French Métis had ties to the NWC

These two languages make up the Michif language.

• French and Scottish

• English and Cree

• French and Orkney

• French and Cree

The main instrument that represents Métis culture is the?

The Buffalo Hunt was the first form of Métis government.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Métis created "The Laws of the Prairie" which stated what could and could not happen during the buffalo hunts.

The Métis buffalo hunting technique was called...?

The Red River Cart were first used by the Métis to carry meat from buffalo hunts.

• True

• False