Metis


 * Michif** (also **Mitchif**, **Mechif**, **Michif-Cree**, **Métif**, **Métchif**, **French Cree**) is the [|language] of the [|Métis people of Canada] and the [|United States], who are the descendants of [|First Nations] women (mainly [|Cree] , [|Nakota] and [|Ojibwe] ) and [|fur trade] workers of European ancestry (mainly [|French] and [|Scottish Canadians] ).

Where: - scattered Métis communities in the provinces of [|Saskatchewan] and [|Manitoba] -50 speakers in [|Alberta], all over age 60. [|[3]] - 230 speakers of Michif in the United States mainly in North Dakota - 300 Michif in the [|Northwest Territories] - The number of speakers is estimated at fewer than 1,000

Michif emerged in the early 19th century as a [|mixed language]

It developed by incorporating complex elements of the chief languages from which it was born. This suggests that the people who gradually came to speak Michif were fully fluent in both French and Cree.

For below need flash plug in [|Michif Language] The site above contains short children's stories in Michif. Some words are similar to French.

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Yannick Noah
 * Yannick Noah ** (born 18 May 1960) is a former professional [|tennis] player from France. He is best remembered for winning the French Open in [|1983] and as a highly successful captain of [|France's Davis Cup] and [|Fed Cup] teams. During his career, which spanned almost two decades, Noah captured a total of 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 (in July 1986) and attaining the [|World No. 1 doubles ranking] the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a [|charity organization] for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of [|Joakim Noah] of the [|NBA] [|New York Knicks].

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There are two diffusion points from which the Métis became aware of fiddling. The first, by Scots and Orcadians (or “Arcayens” to the Métis) employed with the Hudson’s Bay Company, was along Hudson Bay and its drainage basin. The second, along the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg’s drainage basin, was brought to the Métis by French coureurs de bois and later French-Canadian voyageurs and Scots bourgeois working with the Montréal-based fur trade. Indigenous North America had no fiddling tradition prior to Contact. Nevertheless, as this culture developed in North America, local Indigenous populations embraced the violin and incorporated distinct rhythms and harmonies into existing European tunes. Today, for instance, strong First Nations fiddling traditions exist among the James Bay Swampy Cree and the MacKenzie River Dene. However, the Métis are the most widely recognized Aboriginal fiddle players.

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Questions for video: Louis was the oldest of _ (#) children. What job did Louis Riel do? By 1869, there were (#) Metis people in the Red River area. The Metis got into religious conflicts with the _. Louis negotiated with Ottawa to start a new government. He agreed that Red River would join __.__ __ Sir John A sent ___ to control the new settlement. Even though Riel was out of the country he won __ He moved __ __to__ __with his new family.__ __ Many Red River people moved to Batouche because the _____ and__ were declining. Riel was invited to move to the province of __.__ __ He stood trial for ___ __and was sentenced to hang Nov. 16,____ _ (year) Exonerate means:

Do you think Louis Riel should be exonerated? Why?

1/2 hour Hanging of Louis Riel: media type="youtube" key="x_gR8BR9zuI" width="353" height="201"

String Games:

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