IS-1017 Lecture 7: CHAPTER 6 - the métis
11 Oct 2018
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One of the "aboriginal peoples of canada" within the meaning of. The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of canada are hereby recognized and affirmed; and. In this act, "aboriginal peoples of canada" includes the indian, Historically, the term metis applied to the children of french fur traders and cree women in the prairies, and of english and. Scottish traders and dene women in the north. Today, the term is used broadly to describe people with mixed first. Nations and european ancestry who identify themselves as. Metis, distinct from indian people, inuit, or non-aboriginal people. Note that metis organizations in canada have differing criteria about who qualifies as a metis person: debates about metis identity. The metis are often presented as western people who originated in. Others insist that the definition be expanded to include metis from b. c. and newfoundland-labrador. Critics responded that "metis" is a political construct fashioned by a.
