Métis people

GPTKB entity

Statements (91)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
Indigenous people
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Cree
gptkb:Dene
gptkb:French
gptkb:Ojibwe
gptkb:Saulteaux
gptkb:Algonquin
gptkb:Mi'kmaq
gptkb:Maliseet
English
Scottish
European
Indigenous North American
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:embroidery
fiddle music
jigging
sash weaving
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Métis_sash
infinity flag
gptkbp:flag infinity symbol on blue or red background
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Seven_Oaks
gptkb:Red_River_Rebellion
gptkb:Manitoba_Act,_1870
gptkb:North-West_Rebellion
gptkb:Battle_of_Batoche
gptkb:Scrip_system
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Red_River_Colony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Métis people
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized as Aboriginal under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
distinct from First Nations and Inuit
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Michif
English
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Louis_Riel
gptkb:Gabriel_Dumont
gptkb:Cuthbert_Grant
gptkb:James_Isbister
gptkb:John_Norquay
gptkb:Maria_Campbell
gptkb:Thelma_Chalifoux
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Métis_Nation–Saskatchewan
gptkb:Métis_Nation_British_Columbia
gptkb:Métis_Nation_of_Alberta
gptkb:Métis_Nation_of_Ontario
gptkb:Métis_National_Council
gptkb:Manitoba_Métis_Federation
gptkbp:population 587,545 (2021 Canadian census)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Canadian_Constitution_Act,_1982
one of the three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada
gptkbp:region gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Cree
gptkb:Dene
gptkb:Ojibwe
gptkb:Saulteaux
gptkb:Algonquin
gptkb:French_Canadians
gptkb:Scottish_Canadians
gptkb:Mi'kmaq
gptkb:Maliseet
Indigenous people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Louis_Riel
gptkbp:selfIdentification gptkb:Métis_Nation
gptkb:Bois-Brûlés
gptkb:Flower_Beadwork_People
gptkb:Half-breeds
gptkb:Otipemisiwak
Countryborn
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:voyageur
farming
fishing
fur trade
trading
buffalo hunting
craftwork
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Saskatchewan
gptkb:Prairie_Provinces
gptkb:Red_River_Settlement
gptkb:Northern_United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dehcho_First_Nations
gptkb:Riding_Mountain_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5