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    N o T e S For Socials Project Metis

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    Metis clothing was typically made by women and was influenced by both Aboriginal and European styles and materials. The Red River sash was originally created in Quebec and was later adopted and hand-woven by Metis people in vibrant colors representing their culture and families. Capotes were knee-length wool coats that were tied around the waist with a sash. Men wore cloth or leather trousers and shirts with moccasins and caps. Women wore long dark dresses with leggings and shawls or scarves.

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    Metis clothing was typically made by women and was influenced by both Aboriginal and European styles and materials. The Red River sash was originally created in Quebec and was later adopted and hand-woven by Metis people in vibrant colors representing their culture and families. Capotes were knee-length wool coats that were tied around the waist with a sash. Men wore cloth or leather trousers and shirts with moccasins and caps. Women wore long dark dresses with leggings and shawls or scarves.

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    Metis clothing was typically made by women and was influenced by both Aboriginal and European styles and materials. The Red River sash was originally created in Quebec and was later adopted and hand-woven by Metis people in vibrant colors representing their culture and families. Capotes were knee-length wool coats that were tied around the waist with a sash. Men wore cloth or leather trousers and shirts with moccasins and caps. Women wore long dark dresses with leggings and shawls or scarves.

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    Metis Clothing

    General
    -typically made by women
    -clothes made of deerskins, moose hides, elk skin, Europe’s velvet + cotton
    -fabrics were gathered from trading posts
    -furs were used to keep warm in winter
    -style and cut was usually European, fabrics and materials were Aboriginal
    -needleworkers used materials from both cultures; quills, beads

    Red River Sash


    -originally created in small Quebecois town called L’Assomption, sometimes known as
    L’Assomption Sash
    -first used by voyageurs of the fur trade
    -Metis eventually began making their own sashes in Red River Area
    -finger woven woolen sash, mainly red and blue
    -fringed ends could be used as emergency sewing kit, served as threads
    -typically wrapped around the waist, allowing wearer to hold items like knives
    -different colours and patterns represented the different families who made them
    -three meters in length
    -was used as a belt, rope, bandage, or to even wrap a broken bone
    -an iconic symbol of the Metis
    -practical article of clothing
    -historically only worn by men, but today is worn by all to show pride for their culture
    -were a popular trade item for the Western Metis, as well as the Hudson Bay Company and North
    West Company
    -Colours and their Meanings:
    >Red: for the blood that was shed fighting for rights
    >Blue: for the depths of our spirits
    >Green: for the fertility of a great nation
    >White: for the connection to earth and our creator
    >Yellow: for the prospect of our prosperity
    >
    Black: for the dark period of suppression and dispossession of Metis land
    Capotes
    -used HBC point blankets to make coat called “capote”
    -hooded jacket
    -knee length, made of wool
    -tied around the waist with Red River Sash
    Men’s Clothing
    -cloth, deerskin or moosehide trousers
    -shirts were made of bright wool or cotton, or tanned deerskin or moosehide
    -woolen stockings, beaded moccasins
    -woolen caps, large brimmed caps
    -in winter, capotes were worn wrapped up by a traditional sash

    Women’s Clothing
    -dark, long dresses, high neckline
    -skirts decorated with ribbons
    -wool/velvet leggings accompanied dresses
    -beaded moccasins
    -shawls or scarves
    -in winter, wrapped in HBC blanket or warm coat

    Métis Capote. The Métis. 2007, http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_m


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