Minnesota History
\nRead: \u201c\u2019Who Was Jane Lamont?\u2019 Anglo-Dakota Daughters in Early Minnesota\u201d and “From ‘Marrying-In’ to ‘Marrying-Out’: Changing Patterns of Aboriginal\/Non-Aboriginal Marriage in Colonial Canada\u201d articles<\/p>\n
What does the term \u201cm\u00e9tis\u201d mean? How did these residents in the fur trading regions of Minnesota negotiate between two social and cultural structures?<\/p>\n
According to these two articles, how were women valued in their respective societies? What roles did they play in Native and European daily life during the North American Fur Trade or at Fort Snelling?<\/p>\n
How did the fur industry’s successes and failures affect Native Minnesotans’ autonomy in the region?<\/p>\n
How did the fur trade\u2019s ebb and flow of economic power affect or change m\u00e9tis children\u2019s access to European or American colonial society, education, inheritance or paternal recognition?<\/p>\n
Why did the practice of \u201cmarrying in the style of the country\u201d wane in the later years of the North American Fur Trade? What access or opportunities had it given Europeans while it was popular? What access or opportunities had it given Native Minnesotans?<\/p>\n
Can you think of any French or French-sounding place names, terms, or surnames (last names) still used in Minnesota? Where are they located in the state? These can be notable or influential people, cities\/towns, counties, rivers, lakes, state parks, etc.<\/p>\n
Why might that location\u2019s French-sounding name be significant or relevant when talking about the influence of the North American Fur Trade in Minnesota?<\/p>\n
In your opinion, what makes someone a colonizer vs. a settler? What criteria or systems would likely be in place for either option to be successful?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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