Métis

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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.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Métis canonical 31
Métis people 4
Red River Métis 3

How this entity was disambiguated

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
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 Resistance
Red River Resistance
notableLeader Gabriel Dumont
Louis Riel
otherConstitutionallyRecognizedPeoplesInCanada First Nations
Inuit
recognizedAs distinct Indigenous people
recognizedBy Constitution Act, 1982
recognizedIn Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
relatedEthnicGroup First Nations
French Canadians
linked to: French Canadian

Inuit
Scottish Canadians
linked to: European Canadians
symbol Métis infinity flag
Métis sash
traditionalTerritory Alberta
British Columbia interior
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Northwestern Ontario
Prairies
Red River region
linked to: Red River Basin

Saskatchewan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (43)

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

First Nations distinctFrom Métis
Bryan Trottier ethnicGroup Métis
Indigenous languages of Canada supportedBy Métis organizations
linked to: Métis
Oblates of Mary Immaculate in northern missions servesCommunity Métis communities
linked to: Métis
Indian Act doesNotApplyTo Métis
Idle No More hasParticipant Métis peoples
subject linked to: Idle No More movement
linked to: Métis
Central Canada hasIndigenousPeople Métis
subject linked to: central Canada
Central Canada hasHistoricalInhabitants Métis
subject linked to: central Canada
North-West Rebellion hasParticipant Métis people
linked to: Métis
Michif spokenBy Métis people
linked to: Métis
Michif hasEthnicAssociation Red River Métis
linked to: Métis
Michif hasAlternateName Métis Cree
linked to: Métis
Bungee (Bungi) developedAmong Red River Métis
linked to: Métis
Bungee (Bungi) usedBy Métis communities
linked to: Métis
Northern Alberta hasIndigenousPeoples Métis
subject linked to: northern Alberta
St. Laurent, Manitoba hasHeritage Red River Métis
linked to: Métis
ceinture fléchée hasCulturalAssociation Métis people
linked to: Métis
ceinture fléchée usedBy Métis people
linked to: Métis