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.
a person of mixed parentage
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
a person having one eighth Black ancestry; octoroon
First recorded in 1810–20; from French, Middle French, from Late Latin mixtīcius “of mixed blood”
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Massoud also pauses at a monument to Louis Riel, a 19th-century Canadian revolutionary of Franco-Chipewyan Métis descent, who was executed in 1885 for leading an Indigenous rebellion for civil rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Mr Ambrose has connected with his biological relatives, and has become a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
The province had a premier of Métis heritage in the 1870s; Métis people are Indigenous, but not First Nations members.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
That includes members of the East Prairie Métis Settlement in northern Alberta, where 14 homes were destroyed in an early May fire and almost 300 people were evacuated.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
All day, it had been a replay of that old First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association debate.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
On Thursday, Carney he will sit down with First Nations leaders and later this month with Inuit and Metis groups.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
And 10% to 20% of Washington wineries also relied on SVB to finance inventory, supplies and other expenses, said Erik McLaughlin, CEO of Metis, which advises Pacific Northwest wineries.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
"With shame and unambiguously, I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the indigenous peoples," Francis told indigenous leaders from the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2022
The apology follows a similar one Francis made in April in Rome to members of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
I was nicknamed Frenchie as much for my name as for my people—the Metis.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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