Humour: a way to cope with hardship, used to ensure you didn't take yourself too seriously, a way to correct someone without being harsh, Honesty: A Métis word was his bond, they didn't need written contracts, If you told about your misbehaviour the punishment was reasonable, if you lied the punishment was harsh, Pride: In who you are and where you came from, In doing your best job, Respect for Elders: Listen to what they say without interruption, Give them your place in line, Listen to them without interruption, Storytelling: Hidden moral lessons are to be learned, How grandparents and parents tught Métis history and values, Superstitions were stories with a purpose, Conservation: Don't waste. , When gathering duck or bird eggs always leave some in the nest, never kill female animals still caring for their young, Sharing: Never sell anything given to you, when finished give it to someone else, food, tools, work, knowledge, and stories, Familes always had a pot of soup on the stove to feed company, Music and Dance: Métis tradition of providing their own entertainment, An expression of the pure job of living, primarily activities that occur at home, secondarily at larger Métis gathering,

Traditional Métis Values

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