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There were great spaces of clear sky and prairie grass…

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More than four hundred years ago………….Page 3

First Nations men and women helped the newcomers…….Page 5

The newcomers married First Nations women and had children…….Page 6

New Nation The Metis borrowed some of their ideas from their mothers’ way of life and some from their fathers’.

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Large, closeMetis families…..

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Most communities were really one very big family…

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There were different kinds of Metis communities…..

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People funished their homes with tables, beds and chairs that were all made by hand…

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A long time ago, a French nun came to live in a Metis community……silk thread embroidery…….Page 12

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Great buffalo huntPage 14

The Metis ……worked hard…..carried heavy loads….Page 15

Many Metis were traders.Page 16

Women knew the land in their own way….

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Women made all the clothing for their families.

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Metis capotes were most often made from blue wool blankets. A bright red sash kept the capote closed…..

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Their horses wore beautifully decorated pad saddles, saddle blankets and bridles……

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Red River carts were made of wood…… Page 21

Winter travel was done by cariole and dog team…..

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The “Red River Jig” was danced very quickly……

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The Metis way of life has changed…….

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Metis people are still strong! Page 26

Metis fiddle, sash, flag…..

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