Métis
Mixed-bloodfurtrader, c.1870
The Métis
are people
descended from marriages between Europeans (mainly French)
[95] And Cree, Ojibwa, Algonquin, Salteaux, Menominee, Milkman, Maliseet,
and other First Nations.[14] Their history dates to the mid-17th century.[3] When Europeans first arrived to Canada they relied on Aboriginal peoples for fur trading skills and survival. To ensure alliances,
relationships between European fur traders and Aboriginal women were often consolidated through marriage.[96] 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 (NWT).[97]