1. The Métis Have you or someone you know ever been affected by expansion? Perhaps land or homes were taken to build or widen a road. Maybe a certain area was needed to build a large shopping centre or sports complex. Expansion might even involve a small local business closing as a bigger company expands into a community. How do you think the people affected by such growth and expansion might feel? After Canada became a country in 1867, the West opened up for settlement and expansion. While this had a great impact on the Métis who were living there, the Métis also had an impact on the development of Western Canada.

2. In this section you will discover the role the Métis played in the growth of Canada you will also learn about their struggle to protect the Métis identity and way of life.

3. Who Are You? Ms. Ortiz: What kinds of things make up your identity? Tito: Physical features like your height and hair and eye colour. Chuck: Your name. Clayton: The things you like to do—your interests and your abilities. Mike: What about the things that you believe in? Your values? Ms. Ortiz: Good point. Anything else? Tito: Part of who you are comes from your parents and grandparents—your heredity. Chuck: I think that your identity also comes from where you live and from your culture. Ms. Ortiz: The characteristics that you’ve listed are part of your personal identity. Your personal identity is what makes you a unique individual.

4. 1. Who are you? In your notebook, create a concept web of your personal identity. Use different colours or shapes to separate the main ideas or categories from supporting details. Main ideas might include appearance, cultural background, hobbies and interests, values, goals or dreams, and abilities or accomplishments. Begin by writing your name in the centre of your web. Fill in the next level of your web with your main ideas. For each main idea, add two or three details that support the main idea. In creating your personal identity web, did you include cultural groups that are part of who you are? Did you know that just as individuals have identities so, too, do cultural groups? For an explanation of cultural identity, read Key Concept: Emerging Identities on page 168 of Voices and Visions. Then respond in your notebook or electronic file to the following questions. 2. a. What cultural activities do you and your family take part in? b. Explain why these activities are important to you. 3. List two ways that your community has influenced your identity. 4. If a new culture moved into your community and altered your traditional environment, how would this affect your identity?

5. Concept Web Example

6. Key terms Using the RSS0.1 Vocabulary Chart hand out copy down the following key terms. Identity Métis

7. Identity Your identity is the set of characteristics and values you use to express who you are. Different groups within a country can have their own identities, as can individuals. For example we recognize that some people may dress differently or follow different religions, speak different languages, and hold different perspectives or points of view These are all ways of expressing an identity.

8. The Métis People of mixed First Nations and European ancestry who identify themselves as Métis people. They are distinct from First Nations, Inuit and non Aboriginal peoples. The Métis history and culture draws on diverse ancestral origins such as Scottish, Irish, French, and Cree.

9. Is that Better to see? People of mixed First Nations and European ancestry who identify themselves as Metis people. They are distinct from First Nations, Inuit and non Aboriginal peoples. The Metis history and culture draws on diverse ancestral origins such as Scottish, Irish, French and Cree.

10. The Red River Métis While the people living in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia were busy establishing the new country of Canada, another group—the Métis—had established themselves in the Red River area. You learned in earlier chapters that the Métis are descendants of First Nations women and European explorers and fur traders. The ways of the Métis were not entirely First Nations, nor were they entirely European. The Métis were a unique cultural group with their own identity. To learn more about the identity of this group, read “Citizenship and Identity” and “Points of View and Perspectives on Métis Identity” on pages 168 and 169 of Voices and Visions. Points of View A friend asks, “What did you think of the movie?” You respond by giving your opinion. You tell your friend what you liked or disliked about the movie, and why you liked or disliked it. By sharing your thoughts on the movie, you are expressing your point of view. We will reread the points of view on Métis identity that were presented on page 169 of Voices and Visions as a class. Then respond to the following questions. 5. a. Why would these people have different points of view about the identity of the Métis? b. What would have influenced their opinions?

11. Learning Outcome Develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking Critically evaluate ideas, information, and positions from multiple perspectives

12. Flash Back Perspective To increase student involvement and engagement I have increased the amount of interactive student activities within our lessons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPxF1mLYF M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPxF1mLYF M Flashback perspectives are one of these. For a flashback perspective the teacher will turn off the lights. A student will be flashed with the back in history light this student will take the role of an individual in history.