Metis
a Titaness, the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the mother of Athena by Zeus. Zeus swallowed Metis, and Athena was born from his head.
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Canadian. a person of mixed First Nations and European ancestry: a member of the Métis Nation , recognized constitutionally as one of Canada’s rights-bearing Indigenous peoples.
métis, any person of mixed racial ancestry.
Canadian. belonging or relating to the Métis: Métis communities developed along the fur trade routes.
métis, being of mixed racial ancestry.
Origin of Métis
2- Also me·tis (for defs. 2, 4) .
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How to use Metis in a sentence
In late March, delegates of the three largest Indigenous groups in Canada—Métis, Inuit and First Nations—met Pope Francis in the Vatican, and the Pope issued the first-ever official apology from a Pope to Canada’s Indigenous community.
What to Know About the Pope’s Visit to Canada and Apology to Indigenous Communities | Anisha Kohli | July 23, 2022 | TimeMisconceptions and concerns from all sides had to be addressed, foremost by breaking down stereotypes and raising awareness of the diversity of contemporary cultures in the more than 700 First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada.
Canada has reopened: Here’s why visitors should book an Indigenous experience | Karen Gardiner | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostMore than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were removed from their families and communities and put into the schools, where they were forced to abandon their traditions, cultural practices and languages.
Canada has reopened: Here’s why visitors should book an Indigenous experience | Karen Gardiner | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostUnfortunately the Colonists were not able to use the snowshoe as could the lively Metis.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceThe Metis soon betook themselves westward to their own district of Qu'Appelle.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George Bryce
Next spring another demonstration was made by the Metis for other demands, but these were refused.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceThe hot blood of the Metis as he careered over the prairie on his steed boiled up at the least provocation.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George BryceStone forts and ermined judges were not, to the mind of the unbridled and ungovernable Metis.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists | George Bryce
British Dictionary definitions for Métis
/ (mɛˈtiːs) /
a person of mixed parentage
Canadian
the offspring or a descendant of a French Canadian and a North American Indian
a member or descendant of a group of such people, who established themselves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as a distinct political and cultural force during the nineteenth century
US a person having one eighth Black ancestry; octoroon
Origin of Métis
1Derived forms of Métis
- Mtisse (mɛˈtiːs), fem n
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