Metis of Canada Spider Map 2
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- MÉTIS
- BELIGGENHED OG AKTUELLE BEFOLKNINGER
- MILJØ FORTIDIGT OG NUVÆRENDE
- 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
- SPROG: 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 er Métis-folks sprog. Det opstod i 1800'erne og er primært en blanding af Plains Cree og canadisk fransk.
- Tánishi ta famee? (How is your family?)
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