INST 203: Unit 3 - The Metis Questions with
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Community bonds through intermarriage To create stronger bonds between French and
Indigenous communities.
Christian conversion through intermarriage To increase the number of Christian converts
in the region.
Old Northwest region The Great Lakes region, including parts of present-day Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Métis identity in the Old Northwest Did not emerge as a 'New Nation' because they were
more integrated into existing Indigenous or French communities.
Economic and social pressure on Métis There was less economic and social pressure to
form a distinct identity.
,Fur trade dynamics in the Old Northwest Did not foster the same level of métis autonomy
as in the Northwest.
Emergence of a New Nation in the Far Northwest Circumstances included the unique
economic role of métis as intermediaries in the fur trade.
Geographic isolation in the Far Northwest Geographic isolation from both European and
Indigenous centers of power.
Distinct culture in the Far Northwest Development of a distinct culture blending
European and Indigenous elements.
Workforce adaptation in the Far Northwest The need for a workforce adapted to both
European and Indigenous ways of life.
Political tensions in the Far Northwest Political tensions between competing fur trade
companies, creating space for métis autonomy.
, Foster's 'classical image' of the Métis Refers to French-speaking, Roman Catholic people
of mixed ancestry who hunted buffalo in the Red River valley.
Matriorganization Refers to the social organization of Indigenous subarctic societies
where women played a central role.
Husband's residence in matriorganization New husbands typically resided with their
wife's family after marriage, at least temporarily.
Matrilocality The practice where a married couple resides with or near the wife's family.
Patrifocality The tendency of some upper-level fur trade families in the late 18th to early
19th centuries to focus resources and attention on certain children, particularly sons, for
education and a 'civilized' upbringing.
Métis as a 'New Nation' The concept began to emerge in the early 19th century, where
Métis viewed themselves as members of an independent tribe of natives with rights to land and
protection from the British Government.
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Community bonds through intermarriage To create stronger bonds between French and
Indigenous communities.
Christian conversion through intermarriage To increase the number of Christian converts
in the region.
Old Northwest region The Great Lakes region, including parts of present-day Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Métis identity in the Old Northwest Did not emerge as a 'New Nation' because they were
more integrated into existing Indigenous or French communities.
Economic and social pressure on Métis There was less economic and social pressure to
form a distinct identity.
,Fur trade dynamics in the Old Northwest Did not foster the same level of métis autonomy
as in the Northwest.
Emergence of a New Nation in the Far Northwest Circumstances included the unique
economic role of métis as intermediaries in the fur trade.
Geographic isolation in the Far Northwest Geographic isolation from both European and
Indigenous centers of power.
Distinct culture in the Far Northwest Development of a distinct culture blending
European and Indigenous elements.
Workforce adaptation in the Far Northwest The need for a workforce adapted to both
European and Indigenous ways of life.
Political tensions in the Far Northwest Political tensions between competing fur trade
companies, creating space for métis autonomy.
, Foster's 'classical image' of the Métis Refers to French-speaking, Roman Catholic people
of mixed ancestry who hunted buffalo in the Red River valley.
Matriorganization Refers to the social organization of Indigenous subarctic societies
where women played a central role.
Husband's residence in matriorganization New husbands typically resided with their
wife's family after marriage, at least temporarily.
Matrilocality The practice where a married couple resides with or near the wife's family.
Patrifocality The tendency of some upper-level fur trade families in the late 18th to early
19th centuries to focus resources and attention on certain children, particularly sons, for
education and a 'civilized' upbringing.
Métis as a 'New Nation' The concept began to emerge in the early 19th century, where
Métis viewed themselves as members of an independent tribe of natives with rights to land and
protection from the British Government.
