found: Work cat.: Drops of brandy : an anthology of Métis music, ©2002:p. 5 (Métis fiddle music; Métis fiddlers) p. 6 (The Métis are the descendants of European fur traders and First Nations women. Historically the Métis have been called many things including bois brûlé, chicot, halfbreed, Michif and mixed-blood. In the past, the term Métis was commonly used to identify the children of French-Canadian fur traders, whereas, the term Halfbreed was used to identify the children of the English and Scottish traders. Eventually these two groups began to blend into the people we now call, the "Métis.")
found: The Canadian encyclopedia, via WWW, Aug. 15, 2017(Métis are people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and one of the three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada; term is used to describe communities of mixed European and Indigenous descent across Canada, and a specific community of people--defined as the Métis Nation--which originated largely in Western Canada and emerged as a political force in the 19th century, radiating outwards from the Red River Settlement; When capitalized, the term often describes people of the Métis Nation, who trace their origins to the Red River Valley and the prairies beyond. The Métis National Council (MNC), the political organization that represents the Métis Nation, defined "Metis" in 2002 as: "a person who self-identifies as Métis, is distinct from other Aboriginal Peoples, is of historic Métis Nation ancestry and who is accepted by the Métis Nation." The MNC defines the Métis homeland as the three Prairie provinces and parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northern United States. Members of the Métis Nation have a common culture, ancestral language (Michif), history and political tradition, and are connected through an extensive network of kin relations; The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) has been critical of this definition of Métis, asserting that it excludes "many people who have legitimate claims to Métis identity"; Typically, when written with a small-m, métis refers to any community of European-Indigenous ancestry, including those in Ontario and Québec and non-status settlements near First Nations reserves. It is often used to describe mixed-descent families and communities during the 18th and early 19th century Great Lakes fur trade, although some scholars now avoid using the term; At Red River in the 19th century there were two prominent communities of mixed-descent people. In addition to a sizeable French-speaking and nominally Catholic Métis population, there was a large group of English-speaking "Half-breeds" who were mainly Anglican agriculturists. While these interrelated communities can be considered to be distinct constituencies--even though the boundaries between them were quite porous--the derogatory nature of the term "Half-breed" has caused it to fall largely into disuse. Thus, the contemporary meaning of "Métis" typically includes people of both French- and English-speaking heritage)
found: Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Aug. 15, 2017:métis (métis, plural métis: a person of mixed blood; especially, often capitalized : the offspring of an American Indian and a person of European ancestry) bois brûlé (bois brûlé noun, often capitalized both Bs; plural bois brûlés 1 : an offspring of an American Indian and a person of European and especially French ancestry in Canada 2 : brûlé; brûlée, less commonly brûlé; plural -s : a piece of burned-over woodland)
found: Oxford dictionaries website, Aug. 15, 2017(Metis noun: (especially in western Canada) a person of mixed indigenous and Euro-American ancestry, in particular one of a group of such people who in the 19th century constituted the so-called Metis nation in the areas around the Red and Saskatchewan rivers)
found: Collins English dictionary online, Aug. 15, 2017(métis (American), plural métis: a person of mixed parentage; esp., in Canada, a person having one French Canadian parent and one American Indian parent; metis (British): person of mixed parentage)
found: LCSH, Aug. 15, 2017(Métis. BT Indians of North America--Mixed descent--Canada. BT Indigenous peoples--Canada)
found: Canadian subject headings, via WWW, Aug. 15, 2017(Métis. UF Bois-Brûlés; Half-breeds (Canadian Indians); Indians of North America--Canada--Mixed descent; Métis--Canada; Métis (Canadian people); Mixed bloods (Canadian Indians). SN Here are entered works on Canadians of mixed Indian and white ancestry.)