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Glossary
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Rat Canoe
A small, light boat (about three metres long) used in shallow water for hunting muskrat.
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Red-River Cart
System of transportation and shipping invented by the Métis. Similar to a travois, but better suited to the travel conditions of the Plains. Rudimentary cart with two wheels designed to be attached to one horse. The wheels had bowed spokes and were “off-set” to give the cart’s axle a wider track and to absorb some of the shocks delivered to the cart while carrying heavy loads. The Red-River Cart enabled the Métis to transport great quantities of freight without having to maintain large horse herds.
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Red River Jig
A traditional dance of the Métis, often accompanied by fiddle music.
Reefer
A refrigerator or walk-in cooler for use in northern communities for the storage of food from game hunting and fishing.
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Rocky Mountain House
Rocky Mountain House was first established in 1799 as a trading post. However, the Aboriginal group with whom they had initially built relations, the Kutenai, was greatly affected by smallpox. Therefore, the majority of trading was done with the Blackfoot, Cree and Assiniboine of the area. The fort focused on provisions rather than furs. Rocky Mountain House had a tumultuous history, closing at least five times due to famine and lack of trading. At other times it was the leading supplier of pemmican. The fort, like many others, brought disease and destruction along with it. In 1837-1838 smallpox decimated the Blackfoot people killing nearly three-quarters of the population.
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