Anglo-Métis

A division of the M?tis people of Canada, the Anglo-M?tis were children of the fur trade; typically of Scottish or Orkney descent (although some were English) on their father's sides and Aboriginal on their mother's.

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Forming communities in Red River and the Saskatchewan Valley, they generally had fewer problems with the expansion of the Canadian state westward during the 19th Century. Nonetheless, they played a role in both the Red River Rebellion of 1869 and the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, suffering from racism and land problems along with their francophone brethern.

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The Anglo-M?tis were culturally quite similar to the French M?tis, differing mainly in their language and Protestant religion. Most Anglo-M?tis were Presbyterians or Anglicans. They were involved in a mixed economy of subsistence farming and bison hunting throughout most of the 19th century; they also found employment with the Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Company

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The Anglo-M?tis were often known in the 19th century as "mixed-bloods", "countryborn" or "halfbreeds," a term now considered pejorative. Thus, they gradually came to see themselves as little different from their French M?tis brethren. In the 20th Century and today, the two groups stopped being politically distinct, and are commonly known on the Canadian Prairies simply as M?tis.

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Prominent Anglo-M?tis include James Isbister, and John Norquay, the Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887.

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Scottish: Scottish can refer to:...

Orkney: Orkney () also known as the Orkney Islands, (and sometimes incorrectly as "The Orkneys"), is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated north of the coast of Caithness. Orkney comprises approximately 70 islands of which 20 are inhabited....

English: English in common usage may refer to:...

Anglo-Métis related Images and Photos (experimental)

An Anglo-Saxon Chief Goes into Action Wearing No Armour Beside His Helmet	The Double Faces of the Anglo- French Entente as Seen by Germany	The Young Ladys Toilet Plate 2 from Anglo Indians Engraved by J. Bouvier c.1842	Saint Hilda of Whitby Anglo-Saxon Abbess Receiving a Visit from Caedmon
Battle of the Kentish Knock 1st Anglo-Dutch War	The Young Civilian's Toilet Plate 1 from "Anglo Indians"