1. The Northwest (Part 1) Trade, inter-cultural relations & development

2. The Fur Trade
Recall: HBC (1670) was the first founded fur trade company followed by NWC officially in _______
The fur trade was key in bringing people and development to the Northwest region of BNA (see 4-3 p of your text)
You have already explored the differences between these 2 rival companies. (know both well)

3. Impact of the Fur Trade on the First Nations
p.132: List the negative impacts below

4. Roles of first nations women:
*were varied
*were prominent
*were vital to the smooth running of the fur trade
Activity: Venn Diagram: comparing/contrasting the first nations women’s role vs the men’s role in the fur trade

5. MIND MAPPING p. 136/137
Explore this quote in respect to European travels
True or False ?: The Europeans travelling in the North West “were boldly going where no one had gone before.”
Work on questions from Ch. 4 package

6. The Metis: A new canadian nation

7. Metis
Children of the fur trade because their fathers were ___________; mothers were_____________________
Not easy choice for the women as they had to leave their families behind, live in fur trading posts & often be separated from their families for years
By, 1810 many Metis settled in the Red River Valley by the Red & Assiniboine rivers (today known as Winnipeg, Manitoba)

8. Using top of p. 140 & 144 answer the question:
Red river valley
Using top of p. 140 & 144 answer the question:
Why was this valley chosen for settlement of a colony?
What was the selkirk settlement?

9. Red river Cart p.141 & Internet: read about & draw this cart below
Why was it important?

10. Bison Hunt: involved the entire community mostly in summer/early fall
buffalo runners: fast horses trained for the hunt
Red River Carts: pulled by horses/oxen & driven by women & children

11. The Laws of the Bison Hunt: strict rules
No hunting on Sundays
No party to fork off, lag behind or go before the Captain of the Hunt
No running the buffalo before the general order.
For the first trespass/violation, the offender to have their bridle and saddle cut up.
Finish rules # 6 & 7 from p. 142

12. Add more rules of the bison hunt below

13. Works Cited
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