The Métis are one of Canada’s three recognized Aboriginal groups—the other two are Indians (First Nations) and the Inuit. The Métis are of mixed Indian, English, and French descent. They are not recognized as Status Indians under Canada’s Indian Act, though they have protected land in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
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Métis Term Timeline in The Inconvenient Indian
The timeline below shows where the term Métis appears in The Inconvenient Indian. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1. Forget Columbus
Next, King describes the Métis leader Louis Riel’s role in the Rebellion of 1885, which receives considerably less attention than...
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Louis Riel led the fight between the French and English for Métis land. He was involved in the creation of a provisional government for the territory and...
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...was not yet a country at this time) had no intentions to negotiate with the Métis, many of whom had since moved from Manitoba to Saskatchewan, where they formed a settlement...
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Chapter 2. The End of the Trail
...Lake and Cut Knife, that, perhaps, aren’t considered “proper ‘Indian’ conflicts,” since they involved the Métis. Though the Westminster Review’s claim isn’t technically false, King argues that it purposefully disguises Canadian...
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Chapter 4. One Name to Rule Them All
...to turn farmland into pasture to prevent erosion, allowed for the forced relocation of the Métis of Ste. Madeline in Manitoba. The Act guaranteed displaced White farmers compensation for their removal,...
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Chapter 6. Like Cowboys and Indians
...of the National Indian Council, which included Status and non-Status Indians, as well as the Métis.
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Chapter 7. Forget about It
...of First Nations, the Native Council of Canada, the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, and the Métis National Council. It also included amendments calling for the right of Canada’s Native population to...
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Chapter 10. Happy Ever After
...When the province entered the Canadian federation in 1870, its population consisted mostly of French-speaking Métis. While the Manitoba Act established French and English as dual official languages and guaranteed a...
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