Métis people in the United States are a specific culture and community, who descend from unions between Native American and early European colonist parents – usually Indigenous women who married French, and later Scottish or English, men, who worked as fur trappers and traders during the 17th to 19th centuries in the fur trade era.

Métis, indigenous nation of Canada that has combined Native American and European cultural practices since at least the 17th century. Their language, Michif, which is a French and Cree trade language, is also called French Cree or Métis.

From the military-trained Metis from across the country, three Metis regiments were created and funded by the NWC to protect the essential national trade routes and depots of lake Athabasca, the forks of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, and the …

Apr 28, 2019 · Canada's 1982 Constitution recognizes three distinct Indigenous groups: First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Who are the Métis and why is this question so complicated? Here's some historical background....

Language, culture, history, and genealogy of the Metis nation. Covers Metis people in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Labrador and Nova Scotia.

Jan 7, 2009 · Members of the Métis Nation have a common culture, ancestral language (Michif), history and political tradition, and are connected through an extensive network of kin relations.

Dec 7, 2023 · Metis emerged as a distinct nation, blending Indigenous and European cultures on the Canadian prairies.

The Métis are a distinct Indigenous people with a unique history, culture, language, and territory that includes the waterways of Ontario, surrounds the Great Lakes, and spans what was known as the historic Northwest.The Métis Nation is comprised of descendants of people born of relations between Indian women and European men.

Nov 13, 2023 · People representative of both groups — the métis and the Métis Nation — were involved in the fur trade era in pre-territorial Minnesota and around the Great Lakes.

The Métis are a distinct Indigenous people with a unique history, culture, language, and way of life. The Métis Nation is comprised of descendants of people born of relations between First Nations women and European men. The offspring of these unions were of mixed ancestry.