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The Métis Nation emerged in the historic Northwest

A beaded Métis sash and a ceinture fléchée (woven sash) on display at a museum in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 2024.
A beaded Métis sash and a ceinture fléchée (woven sash) on display at a museum in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in 2024. Métis sash, clay pipe fragments and ceinture fléchée Sault Museum · Fungus Guy · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Métis Nation emerged in the historic Northwest during the fur trade as a distinct Indigenous people with its own culture, traditions, language (Michif) and nationhood. The Métis Nation Homeland includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northern United States.

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The Métis National Council’s account of the Métis Nation’s origins and homeland, not every community that identifies as Métis or questions of legal recognition.

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Métis National Council

How It Started: The Métis Nation