Metis? I do not know what it means but I’m doing history

The Métis are a distinct group of Canadian people who developed a unique culture that grew out of Canada's fur trade heritage. The Métis are descendants of French Canadians involved in the fur trade, and First Nations people. ... Their offspring became known as Métis, people of mixed blood.

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The Métis people originated in the 1700s when French and Scottish fur traders married Aboriginal women, such as the Cree, and Anishinabe (Ojibway). Their descendants formed a distinct culture, collective consciousness and nationhood in the Northwest. Distinct Métis communities developed along the fur trade routes