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Reorganization of Métis articles
Intro:
 * 1) explain the French term métis
 * 2) acknowledge that it is a complex term with several meanings depending on region, historic vs contemporary use, legal use.
 * 3) explain how term still gets used in modern context?

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Deleted on July 13, 2017 Not necessary as this should be in the sub-section about Canadian metis Métis communities descended from unions between Native Americans and white settlers have developed over the centuries since European contact. In Canada, Métis in the western regions were heavily involved in the fur trade, and formed communities that have retained a unique culture.

Clarification of Métis people in Canada
The specific meaning of métis in Canada varies depending on context. Further, there is no consensus on the definition of métis in Canada and the définition of Métis people.

Consequently, most authors on this subject start by clarifying the terminology they will use. Sometimes you will see the term halfbreed (sang-mêlé in French) as the generic term for mixed-race and Métis used to refer to Western Métis. Other authors will make the distinction between small m métis and capitalized M Métis.

Origins
The history of the Métis begins with the French coureurs des bois and voyageurs.

Western Métis
By 1815, we have evidence of the existence of a Métis community in Red River dependant on the fur trade. The hunter and trapper Jean-Baptiste Lajimonière asks Lord Selkark for Catholic priests in exchange for his services to the Red River colony

Ontario
To receive an Aboriginal Status Card with The Ontario Metis Family Records Center you only need to demonstrate that you have aboriginal ancestry. However, it is unclear whether this card allows people to have the same fishing and hunting rights as citizens of the Métis Nation. To become a registered member of the Communities of the Voyageur, you need to have aboriginal ancestry that is also French Canadian. To be granted citizenship within the Métis Nation of Ontario you must demonstrate Métis ancestry and swear that your a Métis in accordance with the following definition: Métis means a person who self-identifies as Métis, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry, is distinct from other Aboriginal Peoples and is accepted by the Métis Nation.

In Nov. 2008, the Ontario government signed the Ontario-Métis Nation Framework Agreement with the Métis Nation of Ontario where it recognized the special status of the Métis Nation in Ontario and sets a framework for an intergovernmental relationship.

Links
Interesting links that may not meet reference level but informative
 * US Metis: https://indigenoushistory.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/borders-and-the-metis-nation/
 * On metis identity:
 * http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/100-metis-website-looks-at-heritage-1.3517120
 * http://www.ideas-idees.ca/blog/im-metis-whats-your-excuse-optics-and-misrecognition-metis-canada, by Chris Anderson author of Métis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood
 * 100 metis project: https://vimeo.com/user42760282
 * https://gdins.org/metis-culture/
 * French Africa métis
 * https://books.google.ca/books?id=E6JLtLJDSbQC&lpg=PP1&dq=m%C3%A9tis&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q=m%C3%A9tis&f=false
 * http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/forkssevenoaks/pemmicanwars.shtml
 * http://apihtawikosisan.com/2011/05/pan-indianism-pan-metisism/
 * http://www.legislativeassemblyofassiniboia.ca/en/page/119/ways-saying-metis-1869-1870