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Métis, meaning "mixed blood," is usually limited to "non-status" persons of mixed Plains Indian and French Canadian ancestry, although there were also some Scottish Métis. The original home of many Métis was the Red River colony of what is now Manitoba. At the 1870 census of that area, 9,700 of the 12,000 inhabitants were listed as Métis. Data from that census and other sources was used to compile the family information in: | Métis, meaning "mixed blood," is usually limited to "non-status" persons of mixed Plains Indian and French Canadian ancestry, although there were also some Scottish Métis. The original home of many Métis was the Red River colony of what is now Manitoba. At the 1870 census of that area, 9,700 of the 12,000 inhabitants were listed as Métis. Data from that census and other sources was used to compile the family information in: | ||
*Sprague, D. N., and R. P. Frye. ''The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation''. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|58699|title-id|disp=971.27 D2s}}.) | *Sprague, D. N., and R. P. Frye. ''The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation''. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|58699|title-id|disp=971.27 D2s}}.) | ||
*Jenness, Diamond. The Indians of Canada. FHL book 970.1 J435i | |||
*Public Archives Canada. National Map Collection. Maps of Indian Reserves and Settlementts. FHL book 971 F3c Vol. 1 and 2 | |||
=== Land Records === | === Land Records === | ||