Métis culture
Traditional and Modern Métis Culture, by Callie
The unique things that I’ve learned about the Traditional Métis culture so far is the foods for example they eat Bannock, Pemmican and deer. The Métis have a language called Mischief. Mischief is a mix of Cree and French. The Métis attend celebrations which includes a dance. The Métis used to live in a home called a Trapper’s Tent. Simple furnishing were usually handmade with buffalo parts. In children’s spare time they would hunt down rabbits. Some of the interesting parts about this culture to me are their interesting foods. For example, they used to eat buffalo tongues. Another thing that is interesting to me is their clothing, and how they design it. For example they wear a beaded coat which is handmade.
We can see Métis culture expressed by seeing the Métis flag in Alberta. Also by seeing people wearing Métis clothing, especially at festivals and at the Calgary Stampede. Another reason how we see Métis culture expressed here in Alberta by seeing Métis festivals, dances or maybe some other special events. The Métis have musical instruments like the flute which sounds beautiful. David Bouchard is a Métis storyteller who came into STS and taught us about Metis culture. For example, that they also go to sleep and sometimes dream about what their spirit animal is and then they go and tattoo it to remember what their spirit animal is. The Métis tell a lot of stories that have been passed on from their elders. I think it is important to have diverse cultures in Alberta because it helps us become more balanced people. For example, we learned about spirit animals and then we created our own spirit animal poetry.
Métis Culture, by Anya
I’m Anya and I’m investigating Métis culture because my mom is Métis and I am too and so is my grandma and many of my ancestors. My culture came to Canada because of specially now Métis moved to Canada in 1870’s Also many Buffalos were gone because of too much hunting In addition, we originated in Canada. We didn’t really ‘come’ to Alberta though because we were a new culture that is a mixture of two older cultures, the French and First Nations. Some unique parts of the Métis culture are foods like bannock, pemmican, deer elk, and Saskatoon pie. Also, we have unique clothing with flower beadwork and embroidery. We also have celebrations like Métis Week in November where we eat some of our special foods and dance ‘jigging’ while listening to fiddling. In addition, we have had in the past different housing and transportation like trapper tents and red river carts. Of course now you will find most Métis people in regular houses and cars!
I express my culture by music like fiddling and jigging. In addition, we have a language in my culture that is called Mischief, its half French and half Cree. Again we have beautiful clothes like flower beadwork and embroidery which is a mix of European and Cree.
I think diversity I important because if we are all the same its kind of boring and we can learn different things from each other.
Métis Culture, by Veronica
I am Veronica and I am investigating the Métis culture because half of my family is Metis. Some unique aspects of the Métis culture are they speak Michif that is half Cree and half French. They also did flower bead work. Some ways the Métis culture show who their culture are by sharing stories and by their clothing and also by having celebrations and dances. For example, there was a Metis play performance at the International Children's Festival which many people came to see. I think its good to have different cultures in Alberta because the world would be boring without different cultures. It’s also good because you can do learning and maybe the world would be blank without different cultures.
The unique things that I’ve learned about the Traditional Métis culture so far is the foods for example they eat Bannock, Pemmican and deer. The Métis have a language called Mischief. Mischief is a mix of Cree and French. The Métis attend celebrations which includes a dance. The Métis used to live in a home called a Trapper’s Tent. Simple furnishing were usually handmade with buffalo parts. In children’s spare time they would hunt down rabbits. Some of the interesting parts about this culture to me are their interesting foods. For example, they used to eat buffalo tongues. Another thing that is interesting to me is their clothing, and how they design it. For example they wear a beaded coat which is handmade.
We can see Métis culture expressed by seeing the Métis flag in Alberta. Also by seeing people wearing Métis clothing, especially at festivals and at the Calgary Stampede. Another reason how we see Métis culture expressed here in Alberta by seeing Métis festivals, dances or maybe some other special events. The Métis have musical instruments like the flute which sounds beautiful. David Bouchard is a Métis storyteller who came into STS and taught us about Metis culture. For example, that they also go to sleep and sometimes dream about what their spirit animal is and then they go and tattoo it to remember what their spirit animal is. The Métis tell a lot of stories that have been passed on from their elders. I think it is important to have diverse cultures in Alberta because it helps us become more balanced people. For example, we learned about spirit animals and then we created our own spirit animal poetry.
Métis Culture, by Anya
I’m Anya and I’m investigating Métis culture because my mom is Métis and I am too and so is my grandma and many of my ancestors. My culture came to Canada because of specially now Métis moved to Canada in 1870’s Also many Buffalos were gone because of too much hunting In addition, we originated in Canada. We didn’t really ‘come’ to Alberta though because we were a new culture that is a mixture of two older cultures, the French and First Nations. Some unique parts of the Métis culture are foods like bannock, pemmican, deer elk, and Saskatoon pie. Also, we have unique clothing with flower beadwork and embroidery. We also have celebrations like Métis Week in November where we eat some of our special foods and dance ‘jigging’ while listening to fiddling. In addition, we have had in the past different housing and transportation like trapper tents and red river carts. Of course now you will find most Métis people in regular houses and cars!
I express my culture by music like fiddling and jigging. In addition, we have a language in my culture that is called Mischief, its half French and half Cree. Again we have beautiful clothes like flower beadwork and embroidery which is a mix of European and Cree.
I think diversity I important because if we are all the same its kind of boring and we can learn different things from each other.
Métis Culture, by Veronica
I am Veronica and I am investigating the Métis culture because half of my family is Metis. Some unique aspects of the Métis culture are they speak Michif that is half Cree and half French. They also did flower bead work. Some ways the Métis culture show who their culture are by sharing stories and by their clothing and also by having celebrations and dances. For example, there was a Metis play performance at the International Children's Festival which many people came to see. I think its good to have different cultures in Alberta because the world would be boring without different cultures. It’s also good because you can do learning and maybe the world would be blank without different cultures.