The Métis peoples of Canada are descended of marriages of Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Menominee, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and other First Nations to Europeans, mainly French. Along with the First Nations and Inuit, the Métis are one of the three officially recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Commonly pronounced /ˈmeɪtiː/ "MAY-tee" or "may-TEE" in English , [meˈtsɪs] in Quebec French, [meˈtis] in Standard French, [mɪˈtʃɪf] in Michif, they ...
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The Métis peoples of Canada are descended of marriages of Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Menominee, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and other First Nations to Europeans, mainly French. Along with the First Nations and Inuit, the Métis are one of the three officially recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Commonly pronounced /ˈmeɪtiː/ "MAY-tee" or "may-TEE" in English , [meˈtsɪs] in Quebec French, [meˈtis] in Standard French, [mɪˈtʃɪf] in Michif, they are also historically known as Bois-Brûlés, mixed-bloods, Acadian, or Countryborn (Anglo-Métis).
The Métis homeland consists of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, as well as the Northwest Territories. The Métis homeland also includes parts of the northern United States (specifically Montana, North Dakota, and northwest Minnesota).
Over 300,000 people are self-identified as Metis in Canada. Most Metis people today are not so much the direct result of...
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