Who are the Metis?
Metis people are people of mixed North American Aboriginal and European ancestry. Metis is from Latin, meaning "mixed".
There may be as many definitions of "Metis" as there are mixed-race peoples who use the word. Broadly speaking, a Metis person is someone who is of mixed North American Aboriginal and European ancestry, and who self-identifie as Metis.
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