Métis
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The Métis are a mixed-ancestry Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They have a shared history and culture, deriving from specific mixed European (primarily French, Scottish, and English) and Indigenous ancestry (primarily Cree with strong kinship to Cree people and communities), which became distinct through ethnogenesis by the mid-18th century, during the early years of the North American fur trade.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- MétisMichif
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- Michif
- Ethnic group.flag
- Metis Blue.svg
- Ethnic group.image
- Métis Distribution in Canada, 2021 Census.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Population distribution of self-identified Métis Canadians by census division, 2021 census
- Ethnic group.total
- 624,220
- Ethnic group.total_year
- 2021
- Ethnic group.region2
- Canada
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 624,220
- Ethnic group.region3
- United States
- Ethnic group.pop3
- Unknown
- Ethnic group.languages
- Michif, Cree, Métis French, North American English, Hand Talk, Bungee, other Indigenous languages
- Ethnic group.religions
- Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholicism and Protestantism)
- Ethnonym.root
- Métis
- Ethnonym.people
- Métis
- Ethnonym.country
- Michif Piyii
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40 sectionsContents
- Background
- Etymology
- Semantic definitions
- Lowercase 'm'
- Uppercase 'M'
- Other groups and individuals
- Riel's Métis
- Métis people in Canada
- Identity
- Self-identity and legal status
- View of identity
- Lack of a legal definition
- Definitions used by Métis representative organizations
- Cultural definitions
- Canadian history
- Culture
- Language
- Flag
- Cultural genocide
- Land ownership
- Distribution
- Métis settlements of Alberta
- Organizations in Canada
- Pre-Batoche
- {{Anchor|L'Association des Métis d'Alberta et les Territories du Nord-Ouest (1928) and Métis Association of Alberta (1932)}}Métis Nation of Alberta (1928)
- Manitoba Métis Federation (1967)
- {{Anchor|Native Council of Canada (1971) and Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (1993)}}Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (1971)
- {{Anchor|Metis National Council (1983)}}Metis National Council (1983)
- Ontario Métis Aboriginal Association
- Métis people in the United States
- Geography
- United States history
- Current population
- Louis Riel and the United States
- Medicine Line (Canada–U.S. border)
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Métis are a mixed-ancestry Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They have a shared history and culture, deriving from specific mixed European (primarily French, Scottish, and English) and Indigenous ancestry (primarily Cree with strong kinship to Cree people and communities), which became distinct through ethnogenesis by the mid-18th century, during the early years of the North American fur trade.
In Canada, the Métis, with a population of 624,220 as of 2021, are one of three legally recognized Indigenous peoples in the Constitution Act, 1982, along with the First Nations and Inuit.