Métis

E95288

Indigenous people ethnic group people of Canada

The Métis are a distinct Indigenous people in Canada with mixed First Nations and European ancestry, known for their unique culture, language (Michif), and historic role in the fur trade and prairie history.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Métis canonical	31
Métis people	4
Red River Métis	3
Métis communities	2
Métis Cree	1
Métis organizations	1
Métis peoples	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ people of Canada ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
hasAncestry	European ⓘ First Nations ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	beadwork ⓘ fiddle music ⓘ jigging ⓘ sash weaving ⓘ
hasCulture	distinct Métis culture ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ Michif ⓘ
hasLegalRight	Aboriginal rights under Canadian law ⓘ
hasOrganization	Manitoba Métis Federation ⓘ Métis Nation British Columbia ⓘ Métis Nation of Alberta ⓘ Métis Nation of Ontario ⓘ Métis National Council ⓘ Métis Nation–Saskatchewan ⓘ
hasReligion	Indigenous spiritual traditions ⓘ Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasTraditionalEconomy	freighting ⓘ hunting ⓘ trading ⓘ trapping ⓘ
historicalRole	buffalo hunting ⓘ fur trade ⓘ middlemen between First Nations and Europeans ⓘ
legalStatusInCanada	one of the three constitutionally recognized Aboriginal peoples ⓘ
notableHistoricalEvent	North-West Rebellion ⓘ surface form: North-West Resistance Red River Resistance ⓘ
notableLeader	Gabriel Dumont ⓘ Louis Riel ⓘ
otherConstitutionallyRecognizedPeoplesInCanada	First Nations ⓘ Inuit ⓘ
recognizedAs	distinct Indigenous people ⓘ
recognizedBy	Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
recognizedIn	Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ surface form: Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
relatedEthnicGroup	First Nations ⓘ French Canadian ⓘ surface form: French Canadians Inuit ⓘ European Canadians ⓘ surface form: Scottish Canadians
symbol	Métis infinity flag ⓘ Métis sash ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Alberta ⓘ Interior Plateau of British Columbia ⓘ surface form: British Columbia interior Manitoba ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ Northwestern Ontario ⓘ Prairies ⓘ Red River Basin ⓘ surface form: Red River region Saskatchewan ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alberta → hasIndigenousPeoples → Métis ⓘ

Northwest Territories → ethnicGroup → Métis ⓘ

First Nations → distinctFrom → Métis ⓘ

Indigenous peoples of North America → hasSubgroup → Métis ⓘ

Northern Ontario → ethnicGroup → Métis ⓘ

Bryan Trottier → ethnicGroup → Métis ⓘ

New France → demographicGroup → Métis ⓘ

Happy Valley-Goose Bay → hasIndigenousPresence → Métis ⓘ

Indigenous languages of Canada → spokenBy → Métis ⓘ

Indigenous languages of Canada → supportedBy → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis organizations

Northern Canada → ethnicGroup → Métis ⓘ

Yukon Territory → hasIndigenousPeoples → Métis ⓘ

Oblates of Mary Immaculate in northern missions → servesCommunity → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis communities

Aboriginal peoples under the Constitution Act, 1982 → includes → Métis ⓘ

Indian Act → doesNotApplyTo → Métis ⓘ

Aboriginal peoples of Canada → includes → Métis ⓘ

Aboriginal peoples of Canada → hasDistinctGroup → Métis ⓘ

Aboriginal peoples of Canada → hasLegalCategory → Métis ⓘ

Idle No More movement → hasParticipant → Métis ⓘ

subject surface form: Idle No More

this entity surface form: Métis peoples

central Canada → hasIndigenousPeople → Métis ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Canada

central Canada → hasHistoricalInhabitants → Métis ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Canada

Northern Manitoba → hasIndigenousPeople → Métis ⓘ

Northwestern Ontario → hasIndigenousPeoples → Métis ⓘ

Douglas Cardinal → ethnicGroup → Métis ⓘ

North-West Rebellion → hasParticipant → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis people

Fort Providence → traditionalInhabitants → Métis ⓘ

Fort Good Hope → hasIndigenousGroup → Métis ⓘ

Mackenzie Valley → indigenousInhabitants → Métis ⓘ

Michif → spokenBy → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis people

Michif → hasEthnicAssociation → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River Métis

Michif → hasAlternateName → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis Cree

Bungee (Bungi) → developedAmong → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River Métis

Bungee (Bungi) → usedBy → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis communities

northern Alberta → hasIndigenousPeoples → Métis ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Alberta

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada → engagesWith → Métis ⓘ

Subarctic region → hasIndigenousInhabitants → Métis ⓘ

Manitoba Act, 1870 → primaryBeneficiaries → Métis ⓘ

Manitoba Act, 1870 → guaranteedRightsTo → Métis ⓘ

Wanuskewin Heritage Park → heritage → Métis ⓘ

St. Laurent, Manitoba → hasHeritage → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River Métis

ceinture fléchée → hasCulturalAssociation → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis people

ceinture fléchée → usedBy → Métis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Métis people

Dehcho First Nations → ethnicGroupRepresented → Métis ⓘ