Definitionn. a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
Last update: October 6, 2015
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Of the Indian half-breeds, one half are of English-speaking parentage, and chiefly of Orkney origin; the remainder are known as Metis or Bois-briiles, and are descended from French-Canadian voyageurs. [Please select]
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METIS, his first wife, was one of the Oceanides or sea-nymphs. [Please select]
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Metis (mee [Please select]
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Tache, the Catholic bishop of the diocese, on his return aided in quieting the metis. [Please select]
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Zeus had seven immortal wives, whose names were Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto, and Hera. [Please select]
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In the valley of the Red River there were some twelve thousand metis, or half-breeds, descendants of Indian mothers and French or Scottish fathers. [Please select]
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The metis were left to gather their impression of the character and intentions of the new rulers from indiscreet and sometimes overbearing surveyors and land seekers. [Please select]
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