Métis

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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.

Aliases (1)

Métis organizations ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people → ethnic group → people of Canada →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
hasAncestry	European → First Nations NERFINISHED →
hasCulturalPractice	beadwork → fiddle music → jigging → sash weaving →
hasCulture	distinct Métis culture →
hasLanguage	English → French → Michif NERFINISHED →
hasLegalRight	Aboriginal rights under Canadian law →
hasOrganization	Manitoba Métis Federation NERFINISHED → Métis Nation British Columbia NERFINISHED → Métis Nation of Alberta NERFINISHED → Métis Nation of Ontario NERFINISHED → Métis National Council NERFINISHED → Métis Nation–Saskatchewan NERFINISHED →
hasReligion	Indigenous spiritual traditions → Protestantism NERFINISHED → Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED →
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 Resistance NERFINISHED → Red River Resistance NERFINISHED →
notableLeader	Gabriel Dumont NERFINISHED → Louis Riel NERFINISHED →
otherConstitutionallyRecognizedPeoplesInCanada	First Nations NERFINISHED → Inuit NERFINISHED →
recognizedAs	distinct Indigenous people →
recognizedBy	Constitution Act, 1982 NERFINISHED →
recognizedIn	Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 NERFINISHED →
relatedEthnicGroup	First Nations NERFINISHED → French Canadians NERFINISHED → Inuit NERFINISHED → Scottish Canadians NERFINISHED →
symbol	Métis infinity flag NERFINISHED → Métis sash NERFINISHED →
traditionalTerritory	Alberta NERFINISHED → British Columbia interior NERFINISHED → Manitoba NERFINISHED → Northwest Territories NERFINISHED → Northwestern Ontario NERFINISHED → Prairies → Red River region NERFINISHED → Saskatchewan NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bryan Trottier → Northern Canada → Northern Ontario → Northwest Territories →	ethnicGroup
Alberta → Yukon Territory →	hasIndigenousPeoples
New France →	demographicGroup
First Nations →	distinctFrom
Happy Valley-Goose Bay →	hasIndigenousPresence
Indigenous peoples of North America →	hasSubgroup
Indigenous languages of Canada →	spokenBy
Indigenous languages of Canada ("Métis organizations") →	supportedBy